Thundering Rebuke
Sorcery
Thundering Rebuke deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17043
Thundering Rebuke deals 4 damage to any target for two mana — efficient, instant-speed, and clean enough to answer most early threats or close out a weakened planeswalker. It's a solid budget removal spell, not a staple, but it earns its slot in red decks that need cheap interaction without conditions.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Thundering Rebuke competes in a crowded field of two-mana red removal, and 4 damage hits the sweet spot for picking off mana dorks, small utility creatures, and planeswalkers that opponents tap out to deploy. It doesn't scale into the late game — a 4-damage ceiling leaves most big threats untouched — but as a cheap interactive piece in aggro or burn-adjacent builds, it pulls weight. In Modern and Pioneer, faster formats with lower creature toughnesses make the math favorable more often, though dedicated removal suites there usually favor unconditional options. Legacy and Vintage don't need it at this rate. Oathbreaker is where Thundering Rebuke is most at home outside Commander: lower starting life totals and smaller boards mean 4 damage is frequently lethal or crippling.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Thundering Rebuke is deep bulk — it costs nothing to slot in and nothing to cut if the meta demands an upgrade. Don't expect the price to move; this is a utility uncommon that will remain readily available as trade fodder or a free inclusion for budget builds.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.