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Sandstorm Eidolon

Creature — Spirit

{R}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature can't block this turn.
Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Dissension
Price
$0.12
EDHREC rank
#28091
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Sandstorm Eidolon card art
Sandstorm Eidolon lets you pitch it from hand to give a spell you cast protection from its own color until end of turn — a niche defensive trick stapled to a 2/1 body for three mana. The real reason it shows up at all is Dream Halls, where discarding it to cast a spell for free makes the protection clause free upside.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Sandstorm Eidolon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it's effectively a Commander and fringe-Legacy card. In Modern and Pauper, a three-mana 2/1 with a conditional pitch ability doesn't clear the efficiency bar. In Legacy and Vintage, it exists only as a Dream Halls support piece in decks that need colored cards to discard. Commander is where Sandstorm Eidolon sees the most purposeful play — specifically in combo-oriented builds where the discard cost is a feature, not a drawback.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.12 bulk tier

At $0.12, Sandstorm Eidolon is deep bulk — it costs less than shipping and holds no financial interest. Pick it up as an incidental inclusion if you're already ordering; don't build an order around it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.