Hail Storm
~$0.18 low · ~$1.37 high
Green. Instant
Alliances #95 · Illustrated by Jeff A. Menges
Alliances #95 · Illustrated by Jeff A. MengesWhat is Hail Storm worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Hail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control.
"If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home." —Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
Format legality
All 2 printings of Hail Storm
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Time Spiral Timeshifted tsb #79· 2006Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €0.30 · €1.23 foil | special | $0.18 | $1.37 | €0.30€1.23 foil | |
 Alliances all #95· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €0.47 | uncommon | $0.18 | No foil printing | €0.47 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #28,619 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Alliances card (#95).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Hail Storm, read from the Alliances printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Hail Storm. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Jeff A. Menges. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Alliances. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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