Tears of Rage
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step.
Attacking creatures you control get +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures. Sacrifice those creatures at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #18930
Tears of Rage turns a single alpha swing into a lethal pump spell, giving every attacking creature +X/+0 where X equals the number of creatures you have attacking — the bigger your board, the bigger the bonus. The cost is real: sacrificing all those creatures at end of combat means you're emptying the board to win or bust.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Ovika, Enigma Goliath generates a swarm of Goblin tokens every time you cast a noncreature spell, which means casting Tears of Rage itself can flood the board right before the math doubles or triples each attacker's power — the spell fuels its own payoff.
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 |
Tears of Rage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the card is too slow and too all-in for formats that end games before wide creature boards become relevant. Modern has more aggressive go-wide strategies, but Tears of Rage competes poorly against pump spells that don't cost you the entire board. Commander is the format where Tears of Rage earns its slot — one-shot lethal swings are common enough that the sac clause reads as a feature, and token-generating commanders can reload after the turn anyway.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Tears of Rage is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box or pick up as an afterthought when finishing an order. Bulk rares with narrow Commander appeal rarely climb, so don't expect the price to move unless a pushed token commander pushes it into wider circulation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.