Splatter Technique
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Draw four cards.
• Splatter Technique deals 4 damage to each creature and planeswalker.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #15739
Splatter Technique doubles a combat-damage trigger on the spot — cast it during the attack, copy the best thing your creature just did, and the game swings immediately. In Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot decks, that means a second Frenzy trigger or another spell-power proc without spending an extra card, which is a straightforward rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot casts instants and sorceries to grow her power, then attacks for massive damage — Splatter Technique copies whichever combat-damage trigger matters most that turn, doubling the payoff without requiring an additional spell slot in the attack window.
Riku of Many Paths
Riku of Many Paths rewards spell copying and chaining, so Splatter Technique slots in as another doubler that works off combat damage rather than competing on the stack — it gives Riku builds a redundant copy effect that operates on a different axis.
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Rootha, Mastering the Moment is built around copying instants and sorceries at low cost, and Splatter Technique fits that shell as a cheap, instant-speed copy that triggers off damage rather than requiring Rootha's activation.
Ashling, Rekindled
Ashling, Rekindled cares about dealing damage and triggering abilities off it, making Splatter Technique a natural fit to copy the most impactful damage trigger she produces in a single combat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Splatter Technique is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Vintage, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card — the effect requires a creature dealing combat damage to a player, which in 1v1 formats means your opponent needs to not block, a condition harder to engineer than in a four-player game. In Commander it earns its slot anywhere that combat-damage triggers are the engine rather than incidental value. Outside EDH, the only realistic homes are fringe Legacy or Modern brews built around creatures like Griselbrand or Thassa's Oracle that have devastating damage triggers, and even there better enablers exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Splatter Technique is bulk — a low-friction pickup that costs less than a sleeve. That price is stable as long as it stays a Commander-only niche card; there's no competitive demand pulling it higher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.