Scattershot
Instant
Scattershot deals 1 damage to target creature.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #16745
Scattershot deals 1 damage to each creature with flying — a repeatable board-control tool stapled to a storm spell that scales with your spell count. The Howling Abomination turns every copy of Scattershot into a genuine sweeper for small fliers, which is the only shell where this card earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Howling Abomination
The Howling Abomination forces everyone to cast spells in sequence, which runs up the storm count fast — and each copy of Scattershot that falls off that chain pings every flier in the sky, turning a niche cantrip-adjacent spell into a layered punishment for air-based strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scattershot is a narrow but legitimate fit in storm-adjacent decks, specifically those built around The Howling Abomination where storm counts routinely hit double digits and flying boards are common. Outside that shell, a single 1-damage ping at sorcery speed doesn't clear enough to justify the slot. In Pauper, where aggressive flier strategies exist and commons matter, Scattershot sees occasional sideboard consideration as a budget answer to white and blue air beatdown. Legacy and Vintage have the raw card power to make storm worth casting, but Scattershot's ceiling is too low to compete with the format's actual storm payoffs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Scattershot is firmly bulk — it costs nothing to pick up and nothing to cut. Demand is too narrow to push the price anywhere meaningful, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.