Thunder Spirit
Creature — Elemental Spirit
Flying, first strike
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29477
Thunder Spirit is a 2/2 flying, first strike creature for three mana — a clean, efficient threat that trades well and hits fast. The stats hold up on their own; this is a beater you play because it wins races, not because it enables anything.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Thunder Spirit is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them — better options exist at every point on the curve in the formats where it's legal. In Commander, a 2/2 for three rarely makes the cut when 99-card singleton demands high impact per slot, and Thunder Spirit offers no enters-the-battlefield effect, no card advantage, and no synergy hook. Legacy and Vintage have long since moved past vanilla-statline creatures at this cost. It's a nostalgic card that doesn't translate to the current card pool.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Thunder Spirit isn't currently available, which itself signals how little demand exists — heavily played cards are never mystery prices. Pick it up for casual or collection reasons if you want it, but there's no competitive pressure driving the price up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.