Shard Volley
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.
Shard Volley deals 3 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #24750
Shard Volley deals 4 damage for one red mana — the most efficient burn rate on a single instant in the format. The catch is sacrificing a land, which makes it a card you build around rather than slot in freely.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Pauper and Legacy burn, Shard Volley earns its slot as a fourth and sometimes fifth Lightning Bolt when the deck's only goal is ending the game before the land sacrifice matters. Modern burn tolerates it in the same role, though the format's speed means giving up a land drop is a tighter ask than it looks. Commander is the wrong home for Shard Volley — 40 life, multiple opponents, and a deck that needs its lands to function through a long game all conspire against a one-target, resource-negative burn spell. Oathbreaker is marginally friendlier if the planeswalker strategy is aggressive enough to close fast, but that's a narrow window.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Shard Volley sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move unless a future aggressive format shifts demand. Pick up copies without hesitation — the price reflects casual supply, not the card's real ceiling in dedicated burn lists.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.