Stormrider Spirit
Creature — Spirit
Flash
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27125
Stormrider Spirit lands as a 3/2 flying flash creature for five mana — the flash is the whole reason to run it, letting you deploy a blocker or surprise attacker on your opponent's turn. At five mana for a 3/2, the rate is weak enough that only decks specifically rewarding instant-speed or flicker triggers will ever want it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Stormrider Spirit is a bulk role-player at best, and only in Commander does it find any real footing — specifically in Azorius or Bant flicker shells where every enters-the-battlefield trigger is a resource and flash means you can sandbag mana safely on opponents' turns. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed by cheaper flash threats that do more for less. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer have no interest in a 3/2 flier for five regardless of the flash stapled on.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Stormrider Spirit is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price won't move; there's no spike catalyst for a five-mana 3/2 with flash.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.