Weight of Spires
Instant
Weight of Spires deals damage to target creature equal to the number of nonbasic lands that creature's controller controls.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #21264
Weight of Spires deals damage equal to the number of non-basic lands the target player controls — in a multicolor Commander pod, that regularly means 6 to 10 damage to a creature or player for a single red mana. It's one of the most efficient burn spells in the format, and the deckbuilding cost is essentially zero.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Weight of Spires is at its best — four-player pods full of greedy manabases routinely hand you double-digit damage for R. In Legacy and Vintage, where non-basic land counts are lower and games are decided on turns one through three, it's too inconsistent to compete with Lightning Bolt and friends. Modern is the same story: fetchland-heavy decks thin basics out quickly, but the ceiling isn't reliable enough to justify the slot over established burn. Weight of Spires is a Commander card wearing a Legacy-legal label.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Weight of Spires is pure bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or pick up a playset for under a dollar without effort. The price is unlikely to move; it sees almost no play outside Commander, and supply is deep.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.