Torrent of Stone
Instant — Arcane
Torrent of Stone deals 4 damage to target creature.
Splice onto Arcane—Sacrifice two Mountains. (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #26997
Torrent of Stone deals 4 damage to a creature or planeswalker — solid removal — and the flashback cost is free if you control Mountains, making it a two-for-one in any deck that runs them. The catch is sorcery speed, which keeps it honest, but in red-heavy Commander shells it punches well above its bulk price.
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, Torrent of Stone earns its slot in mono-red and Mountain-heavy decks purely on the two-removal-spells-for-one-card math — flashback with no mana cost is a real resource advantage in a format where card advantage is scarce in red. In Pauper it's a legitimate option in Mountains-based aggro or control shells, though 4 damage at sorcery speed competes with faster options in that format. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it; superior removal exists at every price point. Torrent of Stone is a Commander and Pauper card, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Torrent of Stone is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking twice. The price won't move; it's not a card anyone speculates on, which just means you're getting real value for nearly nothing.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.