Starstorm
Onslaught 238 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 238
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $1.17
What it does
Starstorm deals X damage to each creature.
Cycling 3 generic mana (3 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Pardic barbarians didn't complain when the Order started blaming every crisis on the Cabal.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Starstorm was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the high-fantasy setting of Otaria, a continent defined by the aftermath of an apocalyptic magical war. The card was designed as a powerful red sorcery, intended to provide players with a scalable damage effect that could wipe the battlefield of creatures while simultaneously hitting players, reflecting the chaotic and destructive nature of the set's narrative arc.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Heather Hudson, who utilized a vivid, kinetic style to capture the scale of a magical cataclysm. Her interpretation focuses on the overwhelming energy of the storm, emphasizing the card's role as a board-clearing tool. Upon release, it was well-received by players for its tactical versatility in competitive formats, eventually becoming a staple in red-based control decks due to its ability to cycle for a new card if the destruction was not required.
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