Angrath, the Flame-Chained
Legendary Planeswalker — Angrath
+1: Each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life.
−3: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step if it has mana value 3 or less.
−8: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of cards in their graveyard.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $3.07
- EDHREC rank
- #9512
Angrath, the Flame-Chained enters at five mana and immediately strips a card from every opponent's hand while dealing two damage — that's real, guaranteed pressure before his abilities even factor in. The cost is five mana in Rakdos colors with no built-in protection, which means he eats removal before his ultimate is ever a factor outside of dedicated shell like Sethron, Hurloon General.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General cares about Minotaurs, and Angrath, the Flame-Chained is one of the tribe's few planeswalkers — he slots in as both a flavor hit and a disruptive midgame piece that keeps opponents off cards while Sethron builds the board.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager decks lean into hand disruption and punishing opponents for having resources, and Angrath, the Flame-Chained's plus ability lines up directly with that gameplan — the two stack discard pressure turn after turn.
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Mogis, God of Slaughter wants opponents bleeding every single turn, and Angrath, the Flame-Chained's damage-on-discard plus adds another tax to the pile — in a pillowfort-punisher shell, every tick of his loyalty is another two damage to each opponent.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Angrath, the Flame-Chained sees essentially all of his play — the multiplayer gameplan of stripping a card and dealing damage to each opponent scales up in ways one-on-one formats simply can't match. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer he's legal but irrelevant; five-mana planeswalkers without immediate board impact don't compete against the threats those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where he's worth a second look, since the smaller life totals and singleton constraints make his discard-and-damage loop more punishing. Outside of 100-card decks and Oathbreaker, he's a casual card — and there's nothing wrong with that.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.07 cheap tier
At $3.07, Angrath, the Flame-Chained sits in the cheap tier — affordable enough to include on a whim in any Rakdos or Minotaur build without budget hesitation. Demand is narrow and niche-driven, so don't expect the price to move much in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sethron, Hurloon General
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.