Solar Blast
Instant
Solar Blast deals 3 damage to any target.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #23381
Solar Blast deals 3 damage for four mana at instant speed — passable removal stapled to a cycling ability that makes the card free to cut when better options exist. The cycling clause is the only reason to consider it; without that escape valve, this rate is unplayable.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Solar Blast is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, and it's only worth a conversation in Pauper — where the commons pool is shallow enough that cycling damage spells earn slots. In Commander, four mana for 3 damage is nowhere near efficient removal, and the format's singleton structure means you're never forced to run it when Lightning Bolt variants and instant-speed interaction at two or three mana exist. Legacy and Vintage have access to far too much efficient removal for Solar Blast to see any play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
Solar Blast is deep bulk at $0.04, and that price is a ceiling, not a floor — demand is essentially nonexistent outside of Pauper brewers scraping the bottom of the commons barrel. Don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.