Volley of Boulders
Sorcery
Volley of Boulders deals 6 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #26809
Volley of Boulders deals 6 damage split among any number of targets for six mana — and if you've cast five other spells this turn, it costs zero. The payoff is real, but reaching that threshold outside of storm or spell-chaining decks makes this a narrow role-player rather than a staple.
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 where Volley of Boulders has any business seeing play, specifically in high-frequency spell-casting decks that can realistically hit five prior spells in a turn. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the card sees no meaningful play — the bar for six-mana sorceries is essentially 'win the game,' and Volley doesn't come close. The prowess-style or storm-adjacent Commander builds that want it are a narrow slice of the format, so treat this as a role-player for a specific archetype, not a general red staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Volley of Boulders is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. It won't appreciably gain value without a breakout Commander printing that makes five-spell turns routine, so pick it up if you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.