Searing Wind
Instant
Searing Wind deals 10 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16065
Searing Wind deals 10 damage to any target for nine mana — enough to one-shot most commanders or a chunky creature without combat math. The cost is real, but Lorehold, the Historian can cast it for free off the top, which changes the calculus entirely.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
Lorehold, the Historian can exile Searing Wind off the top and cast it without paying its mana cost, turning a nine-mana spell into a free 10-damage missile whenever Lorehold's ability fires.
Magar of the Magic Strings
Magar of the Magic Strings can copy Searing Wind as a creature token, then recur it repeatedly — letting a single copy threaten 10 damage every turn cycle without ever paying the full cost again.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Searing Wind is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. Nine mana is a non-starter in Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, where games end before you untap with that much. In Commander, Searing Wind earns its slot almost exclusively in decks that cheat it into play — commanders that cast spells for free off the top or recur instants from the graveyard make it a repeatable removal threat rather than a clunky finisher.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.