Rockslide Sorcerer
Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
Whenever you cast an instant, sorcery, or Wizard spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #12239
Rockslide Sorcerer turns every noncreature spell into a pinged damage source — in a spellslinger shell, that adds up fast without asking much in return. Kuja, Genome Sorcerer is the natural home, but any deck casting a dozen instants and sorceries per game gets real mileage from a three-mana body that doubles as a finishing threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer already rewards you for chaining spells, and Rockslide Sorcerer plugs directly into that engine — each spell Kuja incentivizes casting adds another counter and another point of reach, turning incremental card advantage into board damage without any extra investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Rockslide Sorcerer actually matters — a three-mana creature that scales with spell volume fits comfortably into Izzet and Grixis spellslinger decks that want redundant payoffs. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern and Legacy, a 1/3 for three that only triggers on noncreature spells is too slow and too fragile to see meaningful play. Pioneer is the same story: the creature density and speed of that format leave little room for incremental damage sources at this cost. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary habitat, especially under a planeswalker that generates spell volume, but the format is niche enough that it doesn't move the needle.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Rockslide Sorcerer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Bulk rares at this price point rarely hold or appreciate unless a new Commander printing triggers a sudden demand spike, so treat it as a cheap include rather than a speculative pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.