Storm Skreelix
Creature — Drake Horror
Flying
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #17315
Storm Skreelix lets you cast spells from the top of your library using mana from your opponents' spells — a genuinely powerful effect that snowballs the longer a storm chain runs. The cost is setup dependency: it does nothing in a vacuum and rewards decks already built around instants, sorceries, and spell-counting payoffs.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Storm Skreelix is at its best in Izzet or Grixis spellslinger builds where a single explosive turn can chain through five or more spells — the free casts off opponents' mana add up fast in a four-player game. Competitive storm shells in Legacy and Vintage have cleaner engines and don't need Storm Skreelix, so it won't see play there. Modern and Pioneer spellslinger decks are possible homes, but the effect is too conditional for the focused, fast gameplay those formats demand. Commander is the format where Storm Skreelix actually belongs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Storm Skreelix is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in. The price reflects casual demand rather than competitive absence; if a popular commander gets printed that pushes storm-style spellslinging, it has room to tick up, but buy it for the deck, not the spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.