Scorching Shot
Sorcery
Scorching Shot deals 5 damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #9848
Scorching Shot deals 4 damage to a creature and 2 to its controller — meaningful reach that clears a blocker and pings the opponent simultaneously. The price is four mana at sorcery speed, which is a real ask, but Imodane, the Pyrohammer turns that 4-damage trigger into a table-wide lightning bolt that makes the tempo cost irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer's ability copies any damage spell that targets a single creature and redirects the copy to each opponent, so Scorching Shot's 4 damage becomes 4 damage to every player at the table — instant-speed removal and a game-ending win condition folded into one card.
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame draws a card whenever a Giant, Wizard, or spell you control deals excess damage to a creature or planeswalker, and Scorching Shot reliably overflows — kill a 1-toughness creature with it and you've drawn a card off the excess, turning a middling removal spell into card-neutral interaction at worst.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Scorching Shot is a Commander card first and almost exclusively. In 60-card formats — Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy — four mana at sorcery speed for 4 damage to a creature is simply outclassed by cheaper, instant-speed options that don't come with a conditional rider. In Commander, the math flips: the 2 damage to the controller is incidental chip damage in most shells, but in Imodane, the Pyrohammer decks it becomes the primary win condition, which is why over half of all Imodane lists run it. Outside of Imodane, it's a role-player in any red deck that wants to reliably trigger excess-damage payoffs like Aegar, the Freezing Flame.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Scorching Shot sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for a functional role-player, not a sought-after card. It's a safe pick-up if you're building Imodane, the Pyrohammer, but don't expect the price to move; it has limited demand outside that one commander shell.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.