Stadium Headliner
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Mobilize 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature token. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to the number of creatures you control to target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #5401
Stadium Headliner hits the board and immediately turns every noncombat damage source into a life-drain engine, which in the right shell is a closing condition attached to a creature. Zurgo, Thunder's Decree decks run it at nearly 60% inclusion because the combination is genuinely oppressive — opponents lose life for every spell you fling at them.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree is the natural home: Stadium Headliner converts Zurgo's spell-slinging damage into a life-drain loop that races opponents down without needing combat.
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper cares about dealing damage to opponents, and Stadium Headliner turns every ping and burn spell into a drain trigger that feeds directly into Gornog's gameplan of attrition and aggression.
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer generates repeated noncombat damage through its boltslinging mechanics, so Stadium Headliner doubles the punishment by draining life on top of every hit.
Zurgo Stormrender
Zurgo Stormrender builds around spell pressure and punishing opponents, making Stadium Headliner a natural fit that converts damage already being dealt into a parallel drain clock.
Mishra, Claimed by Gix
Mishra, Claimed by Gix rewards aggressive, multi-front pressure, and Stadium Headliner adds a life-drain layer that helps Mishra's decks close games that would otherwise stall on board.
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 |
In Commander, Stadium Headliner earns its slot in any deck that deals repeated noncombat damage — burn-heavy spellslinger builds and pingers alike treat it as a second life total in reverse, draining the table while you do what you were already doing. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the effect is narrow: dedicated burn wants to go to the face directly, and a three-mana creature that requires a damage engine already in place is too slow to matter. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more powerful life-drain effects, so Stadium Headliner doesn't register there. Standard is its widest non-Commander window, where a synergy-dependent build might find room for it, though it remains a build-around rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Stadium Headliner is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that overperforms in its target decks. Bulk rares with narrow but genuine Commander homes tend to stay at this price floor, so don't expect movement either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.