Stormbind
Enchantment
, Discard a card at random: This enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30411
Stormbind turns spare cards in hand into a repeatable direct-damage outlet — two mana and a random discard to deal 2 damage to any target is a real pressure tool in the right shell. The randomness on the discard is the catch: you can't choose what you pitch, which means it punishes card advantage decks that can't afford to lose specific pieces.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Stormbind fits narrowest in discard-matters or hellbent strategies where the random discard cost becomes irrelevant or even a feature — think Hazoret the Fervent builds emptying their hand by design. Legacy and Vintage have faster, cleaner redundancy for this effect, so Stormbind doesn't see play there competitively. Modern is legal but the card is far too slow and low-impact against the format's threats. Oathbreaker can exploit it in the same discard-synergy shell as Commander, and the smaller game size means running out of hand faster actually arms it sooner.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Stormbind, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow application and older printing, it likely sits in the bulk-rare range — worth picking up cheaply if the strategy calls for it, but not a card to hunt down at a premium.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.