Thundercloud Shaman
Creature — Giant Shaman
When this creature enters, it deals damage equal to the number of Giants you control to each non-Giant creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14054
Thundercloud Shaman wipes every non-Giant from the board the moment it enters — no activation, no setup, just a mass removal trigger stapled to a 3/3 body. The seven-mana cost is real, but in Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks it does double duty: clear the board and feed Aegar's draw engine off excess damage simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame runs Thundercloud Shaman in over 63% of lists because the Shaman's ETB wipes non-Giants, and every creature it kills with excess toughness draws Aegar a card — a board clear that also refills your hand is exactly what this archetype wants.
Ruhan of the Fomori
Ruhan of the Fomori is a Jeskai giant himself, so Thundercloud Shaman's ETB wipe leaves him standing while clearing the path for commander damage — roughly 19% of Ruhan lists include it as a tribal sweeper that doesn't threaten its own win condition.
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 |
Thundercloud Shaman is a Commander card — full stop. In 100-card multiplayer it clears three opponents' boards at once, making that seven-mana cost pay for itself immediately in a way a duel never would. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's theoretically legal but sees no play: seven mana for a conditional sweeper is unplayable in formats that end games on turn three or four. Oathbreaker is the one alternative format where it could slot into a Giants shell, though the 20-life clock tightens the window considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
Thundercloud Shaman sits firmly in bulk territory at $0.20, which tracks for a seven-mana tribal piece with a narrow home. Don't expect that to move — its demand ceiling is Giant tribal Commander decks, a small enough pool that no supply shock is coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
- Ruhan of the Fomori
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.