Sarkhan's Rage
Instant
Sarkhan's Rage deals 5 damage to any target. If you control no Dragons, Sarkhan's Rage deals 2 damage to you.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24126
Sarkhan's Rage deals 5 damage to a creature or planeswalker for five mana — straightforward, clean, and conditionally free if you control a Dragon. Outside that condition, it's overcosted removal that better spells outclass at every price point.
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 |
Sarkhan's Rage is a Commander card almost by definition — the Dragon synergy only matters when you're building around a tribe, and tribal payoffs live in 100-card singleton. In Dragon-helmed decks like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm or Tiamat, the free-cast condition turns this into a zero-mana answer that curves alongside your threats. Outside Commander, five mana for 5 damage to a creature is too slow for Modern, Pioneer, or Pauper, where Lightning Bolt and Galvanic Blast set the baseline. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Sarkhan's Rage is deep bulk — pick it up in a trade binder or a draft chaff pile without hesitation. Bulk Dragon commons don't appreciate, but at this price you're not buying it as an investment; you're sleeving it because it fills a slot for nothing.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.