Thunderous Wrath
Instant
Thunderous Wrath deals 5 damage to any target.
Miracle 
(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #19421
Thunderous Wrath deals 5 damage to any target for a single red mana — the catch is that you have to miracle it on the draw, or pay six mana for a worse Lightning Bolt. In decks that can reliably set up the top of the library, it's a one-mana removal spell that hits players, planeswalkers, and creatures alike; outside of that support, it's unplayable.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Thunderous Wrath earns a slot in decks that manipulate the top of the library — Aminatou, the Fateshifter, Sensei's Divining Top effects, and similar setups let you manufacture the miracle trigger reliably enough that the one-mana cost becomes real. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees fringe play in miracle-style shells alongside Brainstorm, which can set up the draw-step reveal on demand. Pauper is where Thunderous Wrath has seen the most competitive traction, since five damage at common rarity for one mana is a genuine rate in that format's burn and control decks. Modern lacks the density of cheap top-deck manipulation to make the miracle consistent enough to compete with other removal options.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Thunderous Wrath is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. The price reflects its narrow condition: powerful when enabled, nearly unplayable when not, which keeps demand low enough that it won't climb unless a top-manipulation deck breaks into a major format.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.