Sturmgeist
Creature — Spirit
Flying
Sturmgeist's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #12769
Sturmgeist enters the battlefield as a flying threat whose power and toughness equal the number of cards in your hand, then replaces itself whenever it deals combat damage to a player. The cost — five mana for a creature that starts small if your hand is empty — is real, but in any deck that keeps a full grip, Sturmgeist arrives as a 7/7 or larger and snowballs from there. Kami of the Crescent Moon decks in particular treat it as a finisher, not a filler slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon draws extra cards for every player each upkeep, which means your hand stays bloated and Sturmgeist consistently enters as a massive flying body — then attacks to draw even more, locking in the card-advantage loop that the whole deck is built around.
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 |
Commander is where Sturmgeist actually belongs — the format's slower pace gives you time to hit five mana with a full hand, and multiplayer tables mean three opponents to connect with for three draws per swing. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable; those formats are too fast and too hostile to five-mana vanilla threats with no immediate board impact. Modern technically permits it, but the same problem applies — five mana buys you something far more game-warping, and Sturmgeist's ceiling there is a good-but-not-broken creature in a format that punishes medium. Stick to Commander, where hand-size payoffs have room to breathe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Sturmgeist is bulk, and that price is unlikely to move — it's a niche Commander role-player with no eternal-format demand propping it up. Pick it up without hesitation if it fits your build; there's no financial reason to wait or worry.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.