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Ral, Storm Conduit

Legendary Planeswalker — Ral

Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Ral deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
+2: Scry 1.
−2: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
rare
Set
War of the Spark Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#3275
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Ral, Storm Conduit card art
Ral, Storm Conduit turns every instant and sorcery into a free one-damage ping that stacks fast, and his static ability means copying spells like Fury Storm doesn't just double your value — it doubles your damage output automatically. The four-mana cost is steep for a planeswalker who doesn't protect himself, but in any deck helmed by Kalamax, the Stormsire or built around spell-copy loops, that cost is academic once the engine is live.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Kalamax, the Stormsire

Kalamax, the Stormsire

43.0% of decks · synergy 0.41

Kalamax, the Stormsire copies the first instant each turn, and every one of those copies triggers Ral, Storm Conduit's static ability — making Ral a passive damage engine that scales directly with how spell-hungry the deck already wants to be.

02
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

33.6% of decks · synergy 0.26

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph turns any source that deals exactly 1 damage to a creature into 2 additional damage, which means each of Ral, Storm Conduit's spell-cast pings can chain into Ghyrson's bonus — a redundant, incremental kill condition that rewards going wide on spells.

03
Veyran, Voice of Duality

Veyran, Voice of Duality

32.0% of decks · synergy 0.24

Veyran, Voice of Duality doubles magecraft triggers, so every instant or sorcery fires Ral, Storm Conduit's ability twice — stacking damage at a rate that turns medium spell-heavy turns into lethal ones.

04
Anhelo, the Painter

Anhelo, the Painter

20.8% of decks · synergy 0.19

Anhelo, the Painter's casualty mechanic creates spell copies as a natural cost of playing the game, and every one of those copies is another Ral, Storm Conduit trigger firing without additional mana investment.

05
Kess, Dissident Mage

Kess, Dissident Mage

14.1% of decks · synergy 0.13

Kess, Dissident Mage recasts instants and sorceries from the graveyard, giving Ral, Storm Conduit a steady second source of spell-cast triggers across multiple turns without needing to rebuild hand size.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Ral, Storm Conduit is a role-player rather than a generalist — he belongs in dedicated spell-copy shells and is underwhelming everywhere else. His static ability scales exponentially when the deck is built to copy spells repeatedly, and his minus can function as a finisher in loops, but he contributes little to board presence on the turn he lands. In Pioneer and Modern, the four-mana investment is hard to justify outside of very specific combo contexts where Ral, Storm Conduit is a named piece rather than incidental value. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more resilient win conditions, so he sees essentially no competitive play there.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Ral, Storm Conduit isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or a major retailer for the live number. Given his narrow fit in dedicated spell-copy Commander builds, he tends to hold a modest price floor — neither a bulk rare nor a format staple, which usually means fair value for what he does.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.