Solar Blaze
Sorcery
Each creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #10407
Solar Blaze kills every creature on board proportionally — each one deals damage to itself equal to its own power — at four mana, which is exactly what a sweeper at this slot should cost. It's a staple in Jared Carthalion, True Heir decks precisely because it wipes out opposing threats while leaving indestructible and zero-power creatures breathing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Jared Carthalion, True Heir wants Solar Blaze because the damage each creature deals to itself triggers Jared's monarch and multicolored synergies while clearing the board of the threats most likely to challenge his crown.
General Ferrous Rokiric
General Ferrous Rokiric tokens are Golems with zero power, so Solar Blaze sweeps every opponent's ground creatures while leaving the token army fully intact — exactly the asymmetry Rokiric decks want from a four-mana board clear.
Pramikon, Sky Rampart
Pramikon, Sky Rampart is a zero-power flier that survives Solar Blaze untouched, making it one of the cleanest one-sided wraths in a deck built around keeping the defender alive through the late game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Solar Blaze earns its slot as a four-mana sweeper that punishes high-power creatures hardest — the bigger the threats across the table, the more damage lands. It doesn't care about indestructible in the conventional sense since it redirects damage rather than destroying, though indestructible creatures still survive by preventing lethal damage. In Modern and Pioneer, Solar Blaze competes against a crowded field of cheaper or more surgical removal, so it rarely makes the cut outside of specific midrange shells that want a board wipe at sorcery speed. Legacy and Vintage have enough broken permanents that a conditional sweeper at four mana is too slow to matter. Commander is where Solar Blaze actually shines.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Solar Blaze is firmly bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or as a cheap singles order. Bulk sweepers at this power level tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively; just grab one when you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jared Carthalion, True Heir
- General Ferrous Rokiric
- Pramikon, Sky Rampart
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.