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Shocker

Creature — Insect

Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
The List
Price
$1.49
EDHREC rank
#22274
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Shocker card art
Shocker makes all damage it deals unpreventable and causes the player it damages to discard their hand — a catastrophic punishment stapled to a 2/1 body for three mana. Equip it with Viridian Longbow and you can pick off players' hands at instant speed without ever swinging into blockers.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Shocker actually matters. Forced discard at scale is brutal in a multiplayer game, and pairing Shocker with pinging equipment or untap loops can strip multiple hands in a single turn cycle. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the effect is too slow and the body too fragile to compete with those formats' threat density. Oathbreaker is legal and a reasonable home if your planeswalker wants to grind out card advantage.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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ShockerViridian LongbowMind Over MatterPsychic Possession

ShockerViridian LongbowMind Over MatterPsychic Possession

Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite untap of permanents you control; Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce

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Price Context

Current price

$1.49 cheap tier

At $1.49, Shocker sits in the cheap tier — low enough to grab as a spec for any discard or hand-disruption build without hesitation. Supply is thin enough that the price probably holds, but buy it for the effect, not the dollar.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.