Roiling Vortex
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2020-09-25
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- 2020-09-25
Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.
- 2020-09-25
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Roiling Vortex, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls | 2 | 0 | — |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 1 | 4 | — |
| Rakdos, Lord of Riots | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Rakdos 3 decks
- Mono-Red 1 deck
Roiling Vortex price history
The Zendikar Rising #156 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $1.49 | $2.09 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $1.49 | $2.09 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $1.51 | $2.09 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $1.57 | $2.09 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $1.51 | $2.09 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $1.59 | $2.09 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $1.65 | $2.09 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $1.69 | $2.09 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $1.70 | $2.09 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $1.72 | $2.09 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $1.75 | $2.09 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $1.74 | $2.09 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $1.62 | $2.09 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1.63 | $2.09 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $1.51 | $2.09 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $1.40 | $2.09 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $1.37 | $2.09 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $1.32 | $2.09 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $1.33 | $2.09 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $1.36 | $2.11 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $1.36 | $2.12 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $1.37 | $2.12 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $1.42 | $2.12 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1.41 | $2.13 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $1.40 | $2.13 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $1.49 | $2.13 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $1.56 | $2.11 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1.63 | $2.11 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $1.67 | $2.11 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $1.72 | $2.11 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1.75 | $2.11 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1.79 | $2.11 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $1.71 | $2.11 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.61 | $2.13 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1.52 | $2.13 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $1.47 | $2.13 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $1.36 | $2.13 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $1.35 | $2.13 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1.34 | $2.13 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.33 | $2.13 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.31 | $2.13 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.30 | $2.11 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Roiling Vortex
5 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $3.29
- Foil
- —
- Normal
- $1.49
- Foil
- $2.09
Promo
Zendikar Rising Promos
- Normal
- $3.47
- Foil
- $3.24
Promo
Zendikar Rising Promos
- Foil
- $3.69
Extended Art
- Normal
- $2.48
- Foil
- $2.84
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Roiling Vortex. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
