Art by Olivier Bernard

Tersa Lightshatter

Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard

Haste When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards. Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.

Build a deck with Tersa Lightshatter

Tersa Lightshatter deck guide

Tersa Lightshatter is a mono-red creature commander. It leads 363 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #2,435 among all commanders.

Most Tersa Lightshatter decks are built around burn, discard and aggro, with self-discard and wheels builds close behind.

A typical Tersa Lightshatter list runs 37 lands (30 basic), 20 creatures, 11 instants, 13 sorceries, 12 artifacts and 6 enchantments.

The cards played most with Tersa Lightshatter: Sol Ring (78% of decks), Arcane Signet (65% of decks), Glint-Horn Buccaneer (55% of decks), Shadow of the Goblin (54% of decks), Brass's Tunnel-Grinder (54% of decks) and Flashback (52% of decks).

Well-known combos with Tersa Lightshatter:

Birgi, God of Storytelling + Underworld Breach + Burning Inquiry
Underworld Breach + Burning Inquiry + Runaway Steam-Kin
Dualcaster Mage + Electroduplicate

Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

20%

Instant

11%

Sorcery

13%

Artifact

12%

Enchantment

Land

37%

Average Mana Curve

15%

38%

22%

17%

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Most Played With Tersa Lightshatter (199)

Sol Ring

78% of decks · $1.34

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Glint-Horn Buccaneer

55% of decks · $9.12

Shadow of the Goblin

54% of decks · $0.79

Brass's Tunnel-Grinder

54% of decks

Flashback

52% of decks · $3.21

Containment Construct

50% of decks · $0.35

Vandalblast

49% of decks · $1.71

Thrill of Possibility

48% of decks · $0.29

Ruby Medallion

48% of decks · $14.81

Big Score

47% of decks · $0.41

Mind Stone

46% of decks

Surly Badgersaur

45% of decks · $16.37

Demand Answers

44% of decks · $0.58

Mana Geyser

43% of decks · $1.24

Untimely Malfunction

43% of decks · $8.52

Artist's Talent

42% of decks · $6.25

Magus of the Wheel

41% of decks · $1.39

Cathartic Reunion

40% of decks · $0.25

Ox of Agonas

39% of decks · $0.61

Party Thrasher

38% of decks · $0.61

Fear of Missing Out

37% of decks · $3.44

Clive, Ifrit's Dominant

37% of decks

Raphael's Technique

37% of decks · $0.33

Brallin, Skyshark Rider

37% of decks · $9.30

Unexpected Windfall

37% of decks · $3.15

Return the Favor

37% of decks · $1.10

Change of Fortune

36% of decks · $0.48

Guild Artisan

36% of decks · $0.25

Grab the Prize

36% of decks · $0.56

Currency Converter

34% of decks · $0.24

Key to the City

34% of decks · $1.48

Wayfarer's Bauble

34% of decks · $5.61

Chain Reaction

33% of decks · $0.29

Mizzix's Mastery

31% of decks · $8.48

Marauding Mako

31% of decks · $0.51

Wheel of Misfortune

31% of decks · $7.70

Veronica, Dissident Scribe

30% of decks · $0.37

Seize the Spoils

30% of decks · $0.29

Harmonic Prodigy

29% of decks · $6.02

Will of the Jeskai

29% of decks · $5.23

Conspiracy Theorist

28% of decks · $0.32

Bag of Holding

28% of decks · $0.29

Connecting the Dots

28% of decks · $0.31

Phial of Galadriel

28% of decks · $0.64

Jeska's Will

28% of decks · $41.27

Matzalantli, the Great Door

28% of decks

Pinnacle Monk

26% of decks

Delayed Blast Fireball

26% of decks · $14.80

Ivora, Insatiable Heir

26% of decks · $0.46

Runaway Steam-Kin

26% of decks · $1.91

Hazoret's Monument

25% of decks · $2.18

Ghirapur Orrery

25% of decks · $0.36

The Rollercrusher Ride

24% of decks · $0.67

Professional Face-Breaker

24% of decks · $6.22

Mechanized Warfare

24% of decks · $0.58

Valakut Exploration

24% of decks · $3.80

Ghostfire Slice

23% of decks · $0.34

Liquimetal Torque

23% of decks · $2.97

Anje's Ravager

23% of decks · $0.39

Burning Inquiry

23% of decks · $3.72

Wild Magic Surge

23% of decks · $1.21

Gamble

22% of decks · $18.72

Storm-Kiln Artist

22% of decks · $1.69

Glittering Stockpile

22% of decks · $0.42

Underworld Breach

21% of decks · $10.93

Fire Diamond

21% of decks · $0.39

Ornithopter of Paradise

20% of decks · $2.23

Fear of Burning Alive

20% of decks · $0.21

Birgi, God of Storytelling

20% of decks

Basilisk Collar

20% of decks · $3.79

Seething Song

19% of decks · $11.52

Tibalt's Trickery

19% of decks · $10.50

Cursed Mirror

19% of decks · $0.30

Ashling, Flame Dancer

18% of decks · $5.57

Valakut Awakening

18% of decks

Cathartic Pyre

18% of decks · $0.29

Nyx Lotus

18% of decks · $4.76

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

17% of decks · $0.34

Etali, Primal Storm

17% of decks · $0.66

Anger

17% of decks · $0.54

Dragon's Rage Channeler

16% of decks · $1.66

Reforge the Soul

16% of decks · $6.30

Neheb, the Eternal

16% of decks · $8.46

Deflecting Swat

16% of decks · $71.17

Jaxis, the Troublemaker

16% of decks · $1.79

Sundering Eruption

16% of decks

Collector's Vault

16% of decks · $0.58

Count on Luck

15% of decks · $0.45

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

15% of decks · $6.90

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

15% of decks · $41.20

Flare of Duplication

15% of decks · $2.37

Sunset Strikemaster

14% of decks · $0.34

Coruscation Mage

14% of decks · $1.68

Sarevok's Tome

14% of decks · $2.36

Desperate Ritual

13% of decks · $6.45

Pyretic Ritual

13% of decks · $6.72

Overpowering Attack

13% of decks · $1.45

Advanced Reconstruction

13% of decks · $0.30

Bedlam Reveler

13% of decks · $0.27

Detective's Phoenix

13% of decks · $0.35

Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion

13% of decks · $0.52

Highway Robbery

13% of decks · $0.34

Thought Vessel

13% of decks

Stormshriek Feral

13% of decks

Sazacap's Brew

13% of decks · $0.27

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

13% of decks

Tablet of Discovery

12% of decks · $1.56

The Fire Crystal

12% of decks · $6.37

Solemn Simulacrum

12% of decks · $0.31

Wheel of Fortune

12% of decks

Redirect Lightning

12% of decks · $11.07

Seize the Day

12% of decks · $1.38

Misty Knight, Hero for Hire

12% of decks · $0.24

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

11% of decks · $5.43

Passionate Archaeologist

11% of decks · $16.16

Curse of Opulence

11% of decks · $4.69

Charming Scoundrel

11% of decks · $1.07

Lightning Axe

11% of decks · $0.29

Fiery Temper

11% of decks · $0.37

Goblin Lore

11% of decks · $0.69

Arcane Bombardment

11% of decks · $5.72

Tormenting Voice

11% of decks · $0.25

Case of the Crimson Pulse

10% of decks · $0.25

Guttersnipe

10% of decks · $0.50

Faithless Salvaging

10% of decks · $0.22

Shatterskull Smashing

10% of decks

Glimpse the Impossible

10% of decks · $0.23

Bitter Reunion

10% of decks · $0.76

Dualcaster Mage

9% of decks · $4.23

Guff Rewrites History

9% of decks · $2.95

Electric Revelation

9% of decks · $0.35

Whispersilk Cloak

9% of decks · $2.18

Snort

9% of decks · $0.31

Grapeshot

9% of decks · $0.33

Brotherhood Regalia

9% of decks · $9.78

Seasoned Pyromancer

9% of decks · $5.98

Enterprising Scallywag

9% of decks · $0.27

Witch's Mark

9% of decks · $0.32

Great Train Heist

9% of decks · $4.43

Pirate's Pillage

9% of decks · $1.57

Rite of Flame

9% of decks · $6.26

Crucible of Worlds

9% of decks · $33.00

Extraplanar Lens

9% of decks · $13.92

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

8% of decks · $1.59

Combat Celebrant

8% of decks · $2.38

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

8% of decks · $26.78

Pyroblast

8% of decks · $10.96

Fellwar Stone

8% of decks

Blood Moon

8% of decks · $6.82

Gau, Feral Youth

8% of decks · $0.21

Electro, Assaulting Battery

8% of decks · $3.89

Boltwave

8% of decks · $2.49

Relentless Assault

8% of decks · $4.59

Shock

8% of decks · $0.28

Red Elemental Blast

8% of decks · $11.81

Price of Progress

8% of decks · $8.15

Past in Flames

8% of decks · $3.96

Disrupt Decorum

8% of decks · $4.36

Path of the Pyromancer

7% of decks · $3.79

Swiftfoot Boots

7% of decks

Mask of Memory

7% of decks · $0.41

Throne of Eldraine

7% of decks · $29.40

Aggravated Assault

7% of decks · $36.65

Decaying Time Loop

7% of decks · $0.38

Bolt Bend

7% of decks · $5.14

Full Throttle

7% of decks · $5.02

Improvisation Capstone

7% of decks · $10.14

Vision of Love

7% of decks · $0.27

Strike It Rich

7% of decks · $1.58

Ore-Rich Stalactite

7% of decks

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

7% of decks

Shenanigans

7% of decks · $0.32

Lightning Greaves

7% of decks · $4.10

Firebender Ascension

7% of decks · $0.72

Lightning Strike

6% of decks · $0.19

Electroduplicate

6% of decks · $0.67

Ignite the Future

6% of decks · $0.67

Zoyowa's Justice

6% of decks · $0.29

Reckless Handling

6% of decks · $0.37

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Powerbalance

6% of decks · $0.34

Steal the Show

6% of decks · $0.25

Commander's Sphere

6% of decks · $0.31

Pyromancer's Goggles

6% of decks · $0.47

Hoarder's Overflow

6% of decks · $0.20

Romantic Rendezvous

6% of decks · $0.30

Harvest Pyre

6% of decks · $0.20

Fury of the Horde

6% of decks · $6.16

Zephyr Boots

6% of decks · $0.36

Commander's Plate

6% of decks · $38.90

Descent into Avernus

6% of decks · $12.84

Sticky Fingers

6% of decks · $0.24

Laughing Mad

5% of decks · $0.25

Reverberate

5% of decks · $2.92

Magmatic Insight

5% of decks · $0.37

Fervent Mastery

5% of decks · $0.34

Cryptex

5% of decks · $0.13

Koth, Fire of Resistance

5% of decks · $0.38

New Cards

Curse-Marred Demon

8% of decks · $0.78

Pyre Rhymer

5% of decks

Thrór's Map

3% of decks · $0.24

Command the Stage

3% of decks · $0.22

Dragon's Smile

2% of decks

Creatures (50)

Glint-Horn Buccaneer

55% of decks · $9.12

Containment Construct

50% of decks · $0.35

Surly Badgersaur

45% of decks · $16.37

Magus of the Wheel

41% of decks · $1.39

Ox of Agonas

39% of decks · $0.61

Party Thrasher

38% of decks · $0.61

Fear of Missing Out

37% of decks · $3.44

Clive, Ifrit's Dominant

37% of decks

Brallin, Skyshark Rider

37% of decks · $9.30

Marauding Mako

31% of decks · $0.51

Veronica, Dissident Scribe

30% of decks · $0.37

Harmonic Prodigy

29% of decks · $6.02

Conspiracy Theorist

28% of decks · $0.32

Pinnacle Monk

26% of decks

Ivora, Insatiable Heir

26% of decks · $0.46

Runaway Steam-Kin

26% of decks · $1.91

Professional Face-Breaker

24% of decks · $6.22

Anje's Ravager

23% of decks · $0.39

Storm-Kiln Artist

22% of decks · $1.69

Ornithopter of Paradise

20% of decks · $2.23

Fear of Burning Alive

20% of decks · $0.21

Birgi, God of Storytelling

20% of decks

Ashling, Flame Dancer

18% of decks · $5.57

Laelia, the Blade Reforged

17% of decks · $0.34

Etali, Primal Storm

17% of decks · $0.66

Anger

17% of decks · $0.54

Dragon's Rage Channeler

16% of decks · $1.66

Neheb, the Eternal

16% of decks · $8.46

Jaxis, the Troublemaker

16% of decks · $1.79

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

15% of decks · $6.90

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

15% of decks · $41.20

Sunset Strikemaster

14% of decks · $0.34

Coruscation Mage

14% of decks · $1.68

Bedlam Reveler

13% of decks · $0.27

Detective's Phoenix

13% of decks · $0.35

Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion

13% of decks · $0.52

Stormshriek Feral

13% of decks

Solemn Simulacrum

12% of decks · $0.31

Misty Knight, Hero for Hire

12% of decks · $0.24

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

11% of decks · $5.43

Charming Scoundrel

11% of decks · $1.07

Guttersnipe

10% of decks · $0.50

Dualcaster Mage

9% of decks · $4.23

Seasoned Pyromancer

9% of decks · $5.98

Enterprising Scallywag

9% of decks · $0.27

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

8% of decks · $1.59

Combat Celebrant

8% of decks · $2.38

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

8% of decks · $26.78

Gau, Feral Youth

8% of decks · $0.21

Electro, Assaulting Battery

8% of decks · $3.89

Instants (39)

Flashback

52% of decks · $3.21

Thrill of Possibility

48% of decks · $0.29

Big Score

47% of decks · $0.41

Demand Answers

44% of decks · $0.58

Untimely Malfunction

43% of decks · $8.52

Raphael's Technique

37% of decks · $0.33

Unexpected Windfall

37% of decks · $3.15

Return the Favor

37% of decks · $1.10

Delayed Blast Fireball

26% of decks · $14.80

Ghostfire Slice

23% of decks · $0.34

Wild Magic Surge

23% of decks · $1.21

Seething Song

19% of decks · $11.52

Tibalt's Trickery

19% of decks · $10.50

Valakut Awakening

18% of decks

Cathartic Pyre

18% of decks · $0.29

Deflecting Swat

16% of decks · $71.17

Flare of Duplication

15% of decks · $2.37

Desperate Ritual

13% of decks · $6.45

Pyretic Ritual

13% of decks · $6.72

Sazacap's Brew

13% of decks · $0.27

Redirect Lightning

12% of decks · $11.07

Lightning Axe

11% of decks · $0.29

Fiery Temper

11% of decks · $0.37

Faithless Salvaging

10% of decks · $0.22

Guff Rewrites History

9% of decks · $2.95

Electric Revelation

9% of decks · $0.35

Great Train Heist

9% of decks · $4.43

Pyroblast

8% of decks · $10.96

Shock

8% of decks · $0.28

Red Elemental Blast

8% of decks · $11.81

Price of Progress

8% of decks · $8.15

Decaying Time Loop

7% of decks · $0.38

Bolt Bend

7% of decks · $5.14

Vision of Love

7% of decks · $0.27

Lightning Strike

6% of decks · $0.19

Zoyowa's Justice

6% of decks · $0.29

Harvest Pyre

6% of decks · $0.20

Laughing Mad

5% of decks · $0.25

Reverberate

5% of decks · $2.92

Sorceries (45)

Vandalblast

49% of decks · $1.71

Mana Geyser

43% of decks · $1.24

Cathartic Reunion

40% of decks · $0.25

Change of Fortune

36% of decks · $0.48

Grab the Prize

36% of decks · $0.56

Chain Reaction

33% of decks · $0.29

Mizzix's Mastery

31% of decks · $8.48

Wheel of Misfortune

31% of decks · $7.70

Seize the Spoils

30% of decks · $0.29

Will of the Jeskai

29% of decks · $5.23

Jeska's Will

28% of decks · $41.27

Burning Inquiry

23% of decks · $3.72

Gamble

22% of decks · $18.72

Reforge the Soul

16% of decks · $6.30

Sundering Eruption

16% of decks

Overpowering Attack

13% of decks · $1.45

Highway Robbery

13% of decks · $0.34

Wheel of Fortune

12% of decks

Seize the Day

12% of decks · $1.38

Goblin Lore

11% of decks · $0.69

Tormenting Voice

11% of decks · $0.25

Shatterskull Smashing

10% of decks

Glimpse the Impossible

10% of decks · $0.23

Snort

9% of decks · $0.31

Grapeshot

9% of decks · $0.33

Witch's Mark

9% of decks · $0.32

Pirate's Pillage

9% of decks · $1.57

Rite of Flame

9% of decks · $6.26

Boltwave

8% of decks · $2.49

Relentless Assault

8% of decks · $4.59

Past in Flames

8% of decks · $3.96

Disrupt Decorum

8% of decks · $4.36

Path of the Pyromancer

7% of decks · $3.79

Full Throttle

7% of decks · $5.02

Improvisation Capstone

7% of decks · $10.14

Strike It Rich

7% of decks · $1.58

Shenanigans

7% of decks · $0.32

Electroduplicate

6% of decks · $0.67

Ignite the Future

6% of decks · $0.67

Reckless Handling

6% of decks · $0.37

Steal the Show

6% of decks · $0.25

Romantic Rendezvous

6% of decks · $0.30

Fury of the Horde

6% of decks · $6.16

Magmatic Insight

5% of decks · $0.37

Fervent Mastery

5% of decks · $0.34

Utility Artifacts (22)

Brass's Tunnel-Grinder

54% of decks

Ruby Medallion

48% of decks · $14.81

Currency Converter

34% of decks · $0.24

Key to the City

34% of decks · $1.48

Wayfarer's Bauble

34% of decks · $5.61

Bag of Holding

28% of decks · $0.29

Matzalantli, the Great Door

28% of decks

Hazoret's Monument

25% of decks · $2.18

Ghirapur Orrery

25% of decks · $0.36

Basilisk Collar

20% of decks · $3.79

Collector's Vault

16% of decks · $0.58

The Fire Crystal

12% of decks · $6.37

Whispersilk Cloak

9% of decks · $2.18

Brotherhood Regalia

9% of decks · $9.78

Crucible of Worlds

9% of decks · $33.00

Swiftfoot Boots

7% of decks

Mask of Memory

7% of decks · $0.41

Ore-Rich Stalactite

7% of decks

Lightning Greaves

7% of decks · $4.10

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Zephyr Boots

6% of decks · $0.36

Commander's Plate

6% of decks · $38.90

Mana Artifacts (18)

Sol Ring

78% of decks · $1.34

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Mind Stone

46% of decks

Phial of Galadriel

28% of decks · $0.64

Liquimetal Torque

23% of decks · $2.97

Glittering Stockpile

22% of decks · $0.42

Fire Diamond

21% of decks · $0.39

Cursed Mirror

19% of decks · $0.30

Nyx Lotus

18% of decks · $4.76

Sarevok's Tome

14% of decks · $2.36

Thought Vessel

13% of decks

Tablet of Discovery

12% of decks · $1.56

Extraplanar Lens

9% of decks · $13.92

Fellwar Stone

8% of decks

Throne of Eldraine

7% of decks · $29.40

Commander's Sphere

6% of decks · $0.31

Pyromancer's Goggles

6% of decks · $0.47

Cryptex

5% of decks · $0.13

Enchantments (24)

Shadow of the Goblin

54% of decks · $0.79

Artist's Talent

42% of decks · $6.25

Guild Artisan

36% of decks · $0.25

Connecting the Dots

28% of decks · $0.31

The Rollercrusher Ride

24% of decks · $0.67

Mechanized Warfare

24% of decks · $0.58

Valakut Exploration

24% of decks · $3.80

Underworld Breach

21% of decks · $10.93

Count on Luck

15% of decks · $0.45

Advanced Reconstruction

13% of decks · $0.30

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

13% of decks

Passionate Archaeologist

11% of decks · $16.16

Curse of Opulence

11% of decks · $4.69

Arcane Bombardment

11% of decks · $5.72

Case of the Crimson Pulse

10% of decks · $0.25

Bitter Reunion

10% of decks · $0.76

Blood Moon

8% of decks · $6.82

Aggravated Assault

7% of decks · $36.65

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

7% of decks

Firebender Ascension

7% of decks · $0.72

Powerbalance

6% of decks · $0.34

Hoarder's Overflow

6% of decks · $0.20

Descent into Avernus

6% of decks · $12.84

Sticky Fingers

6% of decks · $0.24

Planeswalkers (1)

Koth, Fire of Resistance

5% of decks · $0.38

Utility Lands (25)

Forgotten Cave

44% of decks

Rogue's Passage

39% of decks

War Room

28% of decks

Smoldering Crater

27% of decks

Mines of Moria

26% of decks

Geier Reach Sanitarium

23% of decks

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

21% of decks

Arena of Glory

20% of decks

Avishkar Raceway

18% of decks

Desert of the Fervent

15% of decks

Roadside Reliquary

15% of decks

Field of Ruin

15% of decks

Shivan Gorge

14% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

13% of decks

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

12% of decks

Access Tunnel

11% of decks

Spinerock Knoll

10% of decks

Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

9% of decks

Castle Embereth

8% of decks

Fire Nation Palace

8% of decks

Buried Ruin

7% of decks

Command Beacon

7% of decks

Drownyard Temple

7% of decks

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

6% of decks

Barbarian Ring

6% of decks

Lands (18)

Mountain

94% of decks

Myriad Landscape

40% of decks

Pinnacle Monk

26% of decks

Ash Barrens

25% of decks

Valakut Awakening

18% of decks

Sundering Eruption

16% of decks

Conduit Pylons

14% of decks

Hidden Grotto

13% of decks

Demolition Field

11% of decks

Shatterskull Smashing

10% of decks

Snow-Covered Mountain

8% of decks

Evolving Wilds

7% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

7% of decks

Wooded Foothills

6% of decks

Bloodstained Mire

6% of decks

Arid Mesa

6% of decks

Scalding Tarn

6% of decks

Fabled Passage

5% of decks

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