Tornado
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
, Pay 3 life for each velocity counter on this enchantment: Destroy target permanent and put a velocity counter on this enchantment. Activate only once each turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26657
Tornado is a repeatable enchantment-based removal spell that destroys any nonland permanent — at the steep price of paying 2 life and sacrificing an enchantment each upkeep just to keep it in play. The ongoing tax makes it a liability unless you're in an enchantress shell that generates expendable enchantments; everywhere else, it bleeds you dry faster than it clears the board.
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 |
Commander is the only competitive home worth discussing for Tornado. Enchantress decks — particularly those helmed by commanders that generate enchantment tokens or draw on enchantments entering the battlefield — can offset the upkeep cost enough to make the repeatable removal relevant in a multiplayer game where threats keep coming. Legacy and Vintage permit it, but no competitive deck wants a slow, life-draining enchantment when cheaper, faster removal exists. Outside of Commander's slower, grindier games, Tornado simply costs too much over time to justify the slot.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Tornado, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before picking one up. Given its narrow application and high in-game cost, demand is limited — expect a budget price unless a specific reprint or trend has moved the needle.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.