Repercussion
Enchantment
Whenever a creature is dealt damage, this enchantment deals that much damage to that creature's controller.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Price
- $9.05
- EDHREC rank
- #3020
Repercussion turns every burn spell aimed at creatures into a second trigger aimed at their controller — pair it with Blasphemous Act and a board full of opponents' creatures and you're dealing 13 damage to every player who has one. Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot runs it in nearly 40% of decks because her damage-doubling ability stacks directly on top of those redirected hits, and that combination closes games on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot's ability to double damage dealt by sources with a specific power means every Repercussion trigger hitting a player gets doubled, turning what would be a lethal board-wipe combo into an even more lopsided one.
Piru, the Volatile
Piru, the Volatile deals 7 damage to each non-legendary creature when it dies, and Repercussion converts every one of those hits into 7 damage to the creature's controller — a single death trigger can wipe out multiple opponents simultaneously.
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus doubles noncombat damage dealt to opponents, so each Repercussion trigger becomes twice as punishing — a board wipe that pings for 4 per creature starts reading as lethal when Solphim is in play.
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ashling the Pilgrim's activated ability deals damage equal to its own power to every creature, and Repercussion bounces all of that damage back at each creature's controller, making Ashling's ultimate a one-card table wipe.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies single-target spells that deal damage to creatures and redirects those copies at opponents, which means Repercussion triggers stack — the original hit and the Imodane copy each resolve separately.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Repercussion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's effectively a Commander card — three mana for a do-nothing enchantment isn't where competitive Legacy or Vintage decks want to be. In Commander it earns its slot because the multiplayer environment provides both the critical mass of creatures needed to make it devastating and the time to untap with it. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Repercussion sees genuine play, particularly with burn-heavy Planeswalker and signature spell packages that can exploit it immediately. Outside those two formats, the card doesn't exist competitively.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Chandra's IncineratorRepercussion
Near-infinite damage to one opponent; Destroy all creatures target opponent controls
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RepercussionFear of Burning Alive
Near-infinite damage to one opponent
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There is no true budget replacement for Repercussion — the effect is unique enough that nothing else redirects creature damage to players at that price point. The closest analog is Fiery Confluence or Pyrohemia, which generate repeated pings to creatures and thus repeated Repercussion-style pressure, but neither actually replaces the enchantment; they're better understood as cards that work alongside it rather than instead of it.
Price Context
Current price
$9.05 mid tier
At $9.05, Repercussion sits in the mid tier — not a casual throw-in, but not a barrier to building around either. It's a unique effect with no functional reprint, which tends to keep the floor stable, so this is a reasonable entry point for a card that's central to entire archetypes.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.