Sungold Barrage
Instant
Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #22469
Sungold Barrage deals 4 damage to an attacking or blocking creature for two mana at instant speed — clean, efficient, and unconditional on the creature side. The catch is it costs white, a color rarely known for direct damage, which keeps it niche but functional in the right shell.
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 |
In Commander, Sungold Barrage occupies an unusual slot: white removal that actually deals damage rather than exiling or bouncing, which matters against indestructible creatures but loses to regeneration and protection. Pauper is where Sungold Barrage has the most legitimate case — four damage at instant speed for two mana clears most commons in combat, and the format's shallow removal pool makes every efficient piece count. In Modern and Pioneer it's strictly outclassed by Fatal Push, Prismatic Ending, and similar staples, so it won't see competitive play there. Legacy and Vintage have even less reason to touch it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Sungold Barrage is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. It won't hold or gain value, but at that price point the only question is whether it does a job in your deck, not whether it's worth the buy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.