Weaver of Lightning
Creature — Human Shaman
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #19826
Weaver of Lightning turns every instant and sorcery you cast into a free Shock aimed at any creature, stacking up to clear blockers or grind down utility pieces without spending extra cards. The three-mana body is irrelevant — you run it because the triggered ability does real work in spell-dense decks.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Weaver of Lightning is a Commander card through and through — in 60-card formats it competes for a slot against payoffs that close games faster, and it rarely makes the cut in Modern or Pioneer spellslinger builds. In Commander, a single copy in a Feather, the Redeemed or Veyran, Voice of Duality deck can deal 20-plus damage over a long game just from cantrips and interaction. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to support it but the formats move too fast for a three-mana 2/3 to matter. Oathbreaker is the one exception — lower life totals make each 1-damage trigger count, and the format's spell-heavy nature plays directly into Weaver of Lightning's design.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Weaver of Lightning is deep bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow Commander niches like this one don't appreciate; buy it for the deck, not the binder.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.