Spark Harvest
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay 
.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #11053
Spark Harvest kills any target — including planeswalkers — for one black mana if you sacrifice a creature, making it one of the most efficient removal spells in black when your deck already wants things to die. In Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker builds that sacrifice is free value, so the net cost is effectively B to answer anything on the board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker recurs every power-1-or-less creature you sacrifice, which means Spark Harvest eats a threat for one black mana and the fodder walks back to the battlefield at end of turn — no real cost, just a removal spell that reloads itself.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spark Harvest earns its slot in any black deck that runs sacrifice synergies — aristocrats, reanimator, or token engines all supply the fodder freely, turning this into unconditional removal for B. In Pauper it competes with Chainer's Edict and Terminate staples, so it sees only fringe play unless your deck specifically needs the creature-sacrifice trigger. Modern and Pioneer have enough premium interaction that Spark Harvest rarely makes the cut outside niche sacrifice builds, and Legacy sets the bar even higher. The planeswalker clause is genuinely useful in Commander where walkers often sit behind blockers; in other formats, targeted planeswalker removal is rarely the problem you're solving at common.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Spark Harvest is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for pocket change. Bulk removal commons this specific rarely spike, so the price is stable; just grab copies whenever you're placing an order rather than hunting them down.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.