Rockshard Elemental
Creature — Elemental
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #26095
Rockshard Elemental lands as a 4/3 with double strike on turn six and can immediately threaten a second copy of that ability via reinforce — the problem is that seven mana for a 4/3 with no evasion is a brutal ask in Commander. It's the kind of card that looks exciting in a vacuum and gets outclassed by nearly everything at that price point.
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 |
In Commander, Rockshard Elemental sits in the deep bulk tier — double strike is a powerful keyword, but a 4/3 body for seven mana with no evasion doesn't survive long enough to matter in a multiplayer game where removal is plentiful. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; neither format would run a seven-mana creature this fragile. Oathbreaker shares Commander's pile-on removal culture, so the same structural problem applies. Rockshard Elemental is outclassed in every format where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Rockshard Elemental is firmly bulk — priced exactly where it belongs given how rarely it sees play. Don't expect that price to move in either direction; bulk commons and uncommons with no competitive application tend to stay right where they are.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.