Skred
Instant
Skred deals damage to target creature equal to the number of snow permanents you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $1.80
- EDHREC rank
- #14700
Skred kills any creature on the board for one mana — as long as you're running snow lands, which in a mono-red or snow-heavy build you almost certainly are. In Imodane, the Pyrohammer decks it doubles as a win condition, since the damage Skred deals copies to each opponent's face.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies any single-target damage spell to all opponents, so Skred's ceiling climbs as the snow land count rises — a 10-damage Skred becomes 10 to the face for the entire table.
Svella, Ice Shaper
Svella, Ice Shaper decks build around snow permanents by design, which means the land count Skred needs to be relevant is already baked into the mana base from turn one.
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 Commander, Skred earns its slot exclusively in snow-heavy builds — outside of those, Lightning Bolt and Chaos Warp do more work. Pauper is where Skred has historically mattered most competitively: Skred Red is a real archetype there, using Mountains and snow lands to power out massive removal while grinding with value permanents. In Modern and Legacy it's a fringe option crowded out by cheaper, less conditional removal, but a dedicated snow-land shell can still make it function. Vintage doesn't care — the format's threat density and speed leave one-mana removal behind.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.80 cheap tier
At $1.80, Skred sits comfortably in the cheap tier — low enough to include without hesitation in any snow build. It's a narrow enough card that price is unlikely to spike outside a high-profile tournament appearance in Pauper.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer
- Svella, Ice Shaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.