Sparkspitter
Creature — Elemental Spellshaper
, 
, Discard a card: Create a 3/1 red Elemental creature token named Spark Elemental. It has trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #24841
Sparkspitter puts a 1/1 Elemental token with haste onto the battlefield every turn cycle — that's sustained pressure and sacrifice fodder for three mana. The tap cost keeps it honest, but in any deck that wants a repeatable red token source, Sparkspitter earns its slot.
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 |
Commander is where Sparkspitter does its best work, slotting into token-doubler shells and sacrifice engines that convert a steady stream of hasty Elementals into real advantage. In Pauper it's legal and the common slot is competitive, so it has to fight for space against more efficient token producers. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the effect is too slow and too low-impact for those formats. Sparkspitter is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Sparkspitter is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. Bulk commons rarely move on price unless a breakout Commander deck pushes demand, so don't expect this to appreciate; just pick up a copy the next time you're topping off an order.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.