Unsparing Boltcaster
Creature — Ogre Wizard
When this creature enters, it deals 5 damage to target creature an opponent controls that was dealt damage this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23224
Unsparing Boltcaster turns every instant and sorcery into a free Shock stapled to the spell, which adds up fast in a deck that casts a dozen spells a turn. The cost is a three-mana creature that does nothing until you cast noncreature spells, so it lives or dies by the deck around it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Unsparing Boltcaster belongs in spellslinger decks where the ping damage accumulates across a full table — three opponents means three targets taking chip damage every time you storm off. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, the three-mana setup cost is a real liability against removal-dense fields, and dedicated burn decks have faster, more direct options. Legacy and Vintage have the cantrip density to abuse it, but the power ceiling for a 3-drop in those formats is brutal competition. Standard is probably the format where Unsparing Boltcaster has the most room to breathe, slotting into tempo or spellslinger shells without the comparison pressure of older formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Unsparing Boltcaster is pure bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes rarely climb unless a dedicated archetype emerges, so don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.