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Sparkcaster

Creature — Kavu

When this creature enters, return a red or green creature you control to its owner's hand.
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{R}{G}
Color identity
GR
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Planeshift
Price
$0.21
EDHREC rank
#26046
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Sparkcaster card art
Sparkcaster enters, deals 1 damage to any target, and bounces itself — a repeatable ping engine wherever you can keep casting it for free. The cost is three mana and a Gruul creature to return, which means it does nothing without an enabler; in Zacama, Primal Calamity shells that reset the battlefield and refuel mana, that cost evaporates entirely.

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

Sparkcaster is a Commander card through and through — the formats where it's legal outside Commander (Legacy, Vintage) have no interest in a three-mana 1/1 that pings for one. In Commander, it slots into infinite-bounce or cost-reduction shells as a damage outlet that doesn't require attacking or tapping, which matters when your combo goes off at instant speed or needs to bypass hexproof creatures and planeswalkers. Outside of those specific engines, Sparkcaster is a bulk rare collecting dust.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.21 bulk tier

At $0.21, Sparkcaster is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin, not budgeting for it. It holds that floor because its role is narrow enough that casual players don't chase it, but combo players who need the piece will always find copies for pennies.

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