Suncrusher
Artifact Creature — Construct
Sunburst (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
, 
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target creature.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #22926
Suncrusher enters with up to three -1/-1 counters to distribute freely across any targets, then threatens to repeat that drain every turn by paying four mana and tapping it. Seven mana is a real ask, but a repeatable creature-shrinking engine that also triggers proliferate synergies is a payoff worth building 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 Suncrusher has a real home — long games give you the turns to activate it repeatedly, and -1/-1 counter synergies with commanders like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Yawgmoth, Thran Physician turn every activation into a cascade of triggers. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable; those formats end too fast for a seven-mana do-nothing-until-next-turn threat to matter. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's slower tempo that Suncrusher could find a niche there in the right shell, but the 60-card formats simply don't give it the runway it needs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Suncrusher is bulk, which makes it a low-risk pickup for any -1/-1 counter or proliferate deck. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes tend to stay cheap, so don't expect movement unless a future commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.