Shock Troops
Creature — Human Soldier
Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30224
Shock Troops trades a 3/1 body for 2 damage to any target — the floor is a Shock stapled to a creature, which is about as unexciting as it sounds for five mana. Playable in limited formats decades ago; not a card you should be putting in your Commander deck in 2024.
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 |
Shock Troops is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean good. In Commander, five mana for 2 damage and a 3/1 is so far below rate that it's hard to construct a scenario where it earns a slot. Pauper is the one format where the bar is low enough that Shock Troops could theoretically see fringe play in a sacrifice or self-damage shell, but even there cheaper options exist. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, the card simply doesn't compete.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Shock Troops at the moment, but given its power level, expect bulk-bin territory — likely a few cents at most. It's not worth tracking down unless you're completing a collection.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.