Shatterstorm
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foreign Black Border
- Price
- $6.97
- EDHREC rank
- #16322
Shatterstorm destroys all artifacts and can't be countered — for four mana, it's the cleanest answer to artifact-heavy boards in the game. If your meta runs Treasure engines, Equipment stacks, or Darksteel Forge, this is the card that wipes them out regardless of interaction.
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 |
Shatterstorm is a Commander staple in red decks that lack access to green's targeted artifact hate — it fills the role of a one-sided reset when your opponents are deeper into artifacts than you are. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees fringe sideboard play against artifact-centric strategies, though those formats move faster and more surgical options often take the slot. Modern has enough cheap artifact removal that a four-mana sweeper rarely makes the cut competitively, but Shatterstorm remains a viable sideboard option for slower midrange shells. Pioneer and Standard don't get it, and Pauper's card pool doesn't include it either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Rampage of the Valkyries aside, the closest budget replacement is Vandalblast — at under $1, the overloaded mode hits all opponents' artifacts at sorcery speed for one more mana, and the base mode doubles as targeted removal early. Shatterstorm's edge is the uncounterability, which matters specifically against blue-heavy control; if your table doesn't run much interaction, Vandalblast covers most of the same ground for a fraction of the price.
Price Context
Current price
$6.97 mid tier
At $6.97, Shatterstorm sits in the mid tier — not a budget include, but not a significant investment either. It holds value steadily because uncounterable sweepers occupy a narrow, permanent niche, and there's no strict functional reprint to pull demand away from it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.