Steam Blast
Sorcery
Steam Blast deals 2 damage to each creature and each player.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle Royale Box Set
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #25322
Steam Blast deals 2 damage to each creature and each player for three mana — a sweeper and a Lava Spike rolled into one sorcery. It's a narrow card that earns its slot only in decks that can ignore the self-damage or profit from it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Steam Blast competes in a crowded field of three-mana sweepers, and 2 damage rarely kills the threats that matter at a four-player table — most commanders and late-game creatures shrug it off entirely. The damage-to-each-player clause is either a liability or a build-around depending on your commander, making it a niche inclusion rather than a staple. In Legacy and Vintage, faster and more efficient sweepers exist at the same cost, so Steam Blast sees essentially no competitive play there either. The card is legal in Oathbreaker, where lower starting life totals make the player-damage clause slightly more relevant, but the same slot-competition problem applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Steam Blast is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box at any LGS for a dime or less. There's no meaningful demand driver that would push this price up, so treat it as a freely available option rather than anything worth tracking.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.