Spinning Wheel Kick
Sorcery
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to each of X target creatures and/or planeswalkers.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #9935
Spinning Wheel Kick deals damage equal to a creature's power to any target — twice — for five mana, making it a removal spell and reach tool in one package when you have a big attacker on board. The cost is real: five mana at sorcery speed means it competes with threats, and without a high-power creature already in play it's just an overcosted burn spell. Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is the poster child for running it: an 8/8 that makes the Kick hit for 16 total damage is a different conversation entirely.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant turns Spinning Wheel Kick into a 16-damage split across any targets, which either eliminates the table's two biggest threats or closes out a game in one motion — the combination is why the card shows up in 14% of Shelob lists.
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 |
Spinning Wheel Kick is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no competitive play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the five-mana sorcery-speed clause is disqualifying — those formats end before you untap with that much mana free. Modern and Pioneer have faster, cleaner removal at lower cost, so Spinning Wheel Kick can't compete for a slot. Commander is its natural home: games go long, large creatures are ubiquitous, and the ability to split the damage means one card can answer two problems or dome two opponents simultaneously.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Spinning Wheel Kick sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — demand is narrow and supply is deep. Pick it up freely; the financial risk is zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.