Tersa Lightshatter
Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard
Haste
When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6990
Tersa Lightshatter lands on the battlefield and immediately starts generating value off spells and abilities that care about the graveyard or exile, making its inclusion a near-automatic call in any deck running Quintorius, History Chaser. The mana investment is real, but the engine it plugs into pays it back fast enough that the cost rarely feels prohibitive.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Quintorius, History Chaser
Quintorius, History Chaser triggers off spells cast from exile and cards leaving the graveyard, so Tersa Lightshatter feeds that engine directly and reliably — it's the single highest-synergy fit for a reason.
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant rewards aggressive, spell-forward lines, and Tersa Lightshatter's ability to convert that activity into board presence makes it a natural include in the 24% of Joshua lists that run it.
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant leans on recurring threats and building through combat, and Tersa Lightshatter slots in as a persistent value piece that keeps the engine running even through disruption.
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate wants creatures that do something when they enter or die, and Tersa Lightshatter's stat line and ability profile fit cleanly into the reanimation loops Alesha decks are built around.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tersa Lightshatter finds its best home in graveyard-adjacent and exile-matters strategies, where the density of triggers makes its effect compounding rather than incidental. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, it faces a steeper test — the effect needs to be immediately impactful at a cost that doesn't tempo you out, and there are faster, more focused options at a similar slot. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to make almost anything work, but Tersa Lightshatter is unlikely to displace the hyper-efficient staples those formats demand. Standard is where the card has the most room to breathe if the surrounding set provides the right density of synergies to support it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Tersa Lightshatter isn't available at this time, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates before buying in. Given the synergy numbers and inclusion rates across popular commanders, demand is real enough that it's worth confirming whether a reprint or spike has moved the floor recently.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Quintorius, History Chaser
- Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
- Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
- Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.