Unruly Catapult
Artifact Creature — Construct
Defender
: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #3863
Unruly Catapult turns every spell that deals 1 damage into a 4-damage shot the moment Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might is on the field — that's a game-ending upgrade on what would otherwise be chip damage. Three mana for a 3/3 that pings a target for 1 on each of your spells is real throughput, not window dressing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might replaces every 1-damage ping from Unruly Catapult with 4, turning routine spell-casting into a lethal clock that clears the table in a handful of turns.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph triggers whenever a source deals exactly 1 damage to a creature or player, so Unruly Catapult's per-spell ping fires Ghyrson's bonus 2 damage on top — double the output for the same spell.
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot rewards precise damage values, and Unruly Catapult delivers a predictable 1 on each spell cast, generating a steady stream of Taii triggers without any setup beyond dropping the Catapult.
Tor Wauki the Younger
Tor Wauki the Younger deals 2 damage whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, and Unruly Catapult stacks another ping on top of that, making every spell a two-source removal or face-burn event.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Lord of Riots costs less for each point of damage dealt to opponents this turn, and Unruly Catapult drips damage onto opponents with each spell cast, reliably shaving mana off Rakdos's commander tax and your big threats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Unruly Catapult is legal across every major format but finds meaningful work almost exclusively in Commander, where spell-volume decks can fire its trigger repeatedly in a single turn cycle. In competitive 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — a 3/3 for three that pings for 1 per spell doesn't clear the bar; Monastery Swiftspear and similar cards produce more damage faster with no investment. Pauper is technically legal but the same math applies: the effect is too slow and too small for that format's speed. Commander is where the math inverts — a long game, multiple opponents, and synergy commanders like Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might or Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph multiply each ping into something that ends games.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Unruly Catapult is bulk, and given its narrow home in Commander ping-synergy decks it's unlikely to climb far outside a reprint spike in a precon that leans into the archetype. Pick it up freely — the price floor here is the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
- Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
- Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
- Tor Wauki the Younger
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.