Storm Seeker
Instant
Storm Seeker deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Chronicles
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #19774
Storm Seeker deals damage equal to the number of cards in target player's hand — instant speed, no setup required, just point it at whoever drew nine cards off a Rhystic Study. At three mana it's cheap enough to hold up while doing other things, and in Commander where hands stay full, the damage ceiling is real.
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 |
Storm Seeker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it does meaningful work. Legacy and Vintage run lean — opponents rarely hold more than three or four cards, and three mana for four damage at sorcery speed doesn't compete. In Commander, hand sizes balloon constantly between wheel effects, group hug draw, and cards like Sylvan Library keeping value players stocked; Storm Seeker punishes exactly that, and the instant speed means you can fire it at the end of the turn before yours to catch the full hand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Storm Seeker is deep bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. It's not a staple with suppressed demand; it's a niche instant that sees light play, and the price reflects that accurately.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.