---
name: "Rain of Blades"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SCG"
set_name: "Scourge"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rob Alexander"
oracle_id: "c7d398a4-0eb3-43cc-9952-35f3b791aa7a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rain-of-blades-scg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rain of Blades
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Rain of Blades deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.

> *Manche behaupten, dies seien die Waffen der im Kampf gefallenen Helden, die auf einen letzten Ruhmesglanz hoffen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Slash of Talons](/printing/slash-of-talons-xln.md) — Instant
2. [Righteous Blow](/printing/righteous-blow-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Strike](/printing/sudden-strike-msc.md) — Instant
4. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
5. [Sandblast](/printing/sandblast-hou.md) — Instant
6. [Sandstorm](/printing/sandstorm-dmr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scourge (SCG) #20
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rob Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`