Sandstorm Charger
Creature — Beast
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #30667
Sandstorm Charger puts a 4/4 with trample and ward 2 on the board for three mana if you control your commander — that's exceptional rate for a creature that protects itself. The catch is pure downside: it's a 4/4 vanilla if your commander isn't in play, which happens more than you'd like in a removal-heavy pod.
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, Sandstorm Charger rewards decks built around a commander that sticks — fast, cheap commanders that rarely get tucked let this read as a three-mana 4/4 trample with ward virtually every game. In Pauper, a 4/4 trample for three is above rate and the ward 2 is genuinely taxing at that budget level, though the condition means it's strictly for commander-centric brews. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have no realistic shell for a conditional three-drop that does nothing without a specific permanent type on board. Oathbreaker is the sleeper home: the format's smaller life totals and constant commander presence make Sandstorm Charger a consistent threat for the cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Sandstorm Charger is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price floor don't appreciate; pick up copies because you want to play it, not because you expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.