Stormblood Berserker
Creature — Human Berserker
Bloodthirst 2 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23188
Stormblood Berserker is a 3/3 for two mana once bloodthirst is active — that's a rate that punches well above its cost. The catch is a condition your deck needs to be built around, not one you can ignore.
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, Stormblood Berserker is a fringe inclusion — aggressive red strategies exist but the format's 40-life total and multiplayer dynamics make early 3/3 beatdown less meaningful than it would be in a 1v1 context. Modern and Legacy are where Stormblood Berserker historically had relevance, slotting into aggressive red decks that could reliably trigger bloodthirst on turn one before dropping it on turn two. In those formats it competes with a much denser field of efficient two-drops, which is why it never sustained a top-tier presence. Vintage is legal but irrelevant — the card is simply too fair for that context.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Stormblood Berserker is bulk by any measure — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable and unlikely to move; it's a common-level role-player with no spike potential.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.