Staggershock
Instant
Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #20153
Staggershock deals 2 damage twice — once now, once at the start of your next upkeep via rebound — for three mana, and that split delivery is the entire reason to run it. It's a fine rate in spell-slinging Commander decks that want two trigger events from a single card, but anywhere else it's outclassed by faster, cheaper burn.
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 |
In Commander, Staggershock earns its slot only in dedicated spellslinger builds where the rebound triggers a second cast event for commanders like Veyran, Voice of Duality or Kalamax, the Stormsire — without that payoff, two damage split across two turns doesn't threaten 40-life players. Pauper is where Staggershock has the most competitive credibility: commons-only pools make rebound a genuine card-advantage mechanic, and the second ping matters against small creatures. In Legacy and Vintage the card is legal but irrelevant — those formats have access to far more efficient burn and the tempo cost of waiting a full turn for the second hit is unacceptable. Modern and Pioneer players have long since moved on to spells that close the deal immediately.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Staggershock is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't climb in price; rebound is a niche mechanic and there's no shortage of copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.