Starfall
Instant
Starfall deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature is an enchantment, Starfall deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #28632
Starfall deals 3 damage to a creature or, if that creature is an enchantment, destroys it outright — a conditional removal spell that costs four mana at sorcery speed. Outside of dedicated enchantment-matters shells, cheaper and more flexible removal makes Starfall a hard sell.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Starfall occupies an awkward slot: four mana at sorcery speed for conditional removal is a steep ask when the format is full of cheaper, instant-speed answers. The enchantment-destruction clause has occasional upside against gods or bestow creatures, but dedicated enchantment removal at this cost has better options. In Pauper, the common printing keeps it in the card pool, but the same efficiency problem applies — three damage doesn't kill most relevant threats cleanly. Across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, Starfall is functionally invisible; those formats demand far more per mana than this delivers.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Starfall is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. The price accurately reflects its playability, and there's no reason to expect that to change.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.