Scorching Winds
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Scorching Winds deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #28343
Scorching Winds deals 2 damage to each creature with flying for five mana at sorcery speed — a narrow sweeper that only hits flyers and does so inefficiently. It's a bulk card for a reason, and there's almost always a better option in red.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Scorching Winds is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, the format where it has the most theoretical use, five mana at sorcery speed for 2 damage to flyers is far too slow and underpowered — Earthquake, Magmaquake, or even Whirlwind do the same job better. Legacy and Vintage have access to efficient removal and combo lines that make Scorching Winds irrelevant. Across every format it touches, the card sits at the bottom of the options pile.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Scorching Winds is deep bulk — you can pick it up for nearly nothing, which is appropriate for what it does. Don't expect that price to move; there's no competitive demand driving it anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.