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Ashen Firebeast

Creature — Elemental Beast

{1}{R}: This creature deals 1 damage to each creature without flying.

CMC
8
Mana cost
{6}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Odyssey
Price
$0.35
EDHREC rank
#27506
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Ashen Firebeast card art
Ashen Firebeast lands as an 8/8 trample that pings every creature your opponent controls for 1 on each of their upkeeps — real, repeating pressure for zero extra mana once it resolves. The problem is the eight-mana price tag, which means it needs a dedicated ramp shell or a cheat-into-play line, not a fair casting plan; Crystalline Crawler is exactly the kind of engine that makes it payable.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Ashen Firebeast is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the story ends — it sees no meaningful play in any 60-card competitive format because eight mana is a death sentence without an exploit. In Commander it has a legitimate niche: decks that cheat large creatures into play or generate absurd mana get a free inevitability engine that clears small blockers every upkeep without spending a card. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; there's no scenario where Ashen Firebeast is the correct eight-drop over a reanimation target with more immediate impact.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.35 bulk tier

At $0.35, Ashen Firebeast is deep bulk — pick it up as a throw-in and don't think twice. Bulk rares with narrow Commander applications rarely appreciate, so this is a play-it-if-you-want-it card, not a hold.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.