Roil Eruption
Sorcery
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Roil Eruption deals 3 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20151
Roil Eruption deals 3 damage to any target for two mana — or 5 if you control eight or more lands — making it a clean answer to small creatures or a legitimate face-burn spell in the late game. It's a functional, unexciting spell that earns its slot only in decks that reliably hit high land counts.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Roil Eruption is a fringe inclusion — 3 damage rarely kills the threats that matter at a four-player table, and the kicker condition asks a lot when most games end before you stabilize at eight lands. Pauper is its best home: the format's creatures are smaller, the common-only card pool thins the competition, and a modal damage spell with reach is genuinely useful. In Modern and Pioneer it's strictly outclassed by Lightning Bolt and Wizard's Lightning, so Roil Eruption doesn't see play there. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a conditional three-drop burn spell.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Roil Eruption is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common pile or draft chaff box for free. Don't expect that to change; the card sees no competitive play in formats that move prices.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.