Atarka Efreet
Creature — Efreet Shaman
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When this creature is turned face up, it deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #27676
Atarka Efreet is a 3/2 flier for four mana that deals 1 damage to a creature or player at the cost of 1 life whenever you cast a red instant or sorcery — incremental reach, but the body and rate are both below the bar for competitive Commander. The effect is too slow and too small to justify a slot in most 99s.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Atarka Efreet is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its home — if it has one — is Pauper, where card quality floors are lower and incremental damage triggers carry more weight. In Commander, four mana for a 3/2 with a passive ping is simply outclassed by nearly every red payoff at the same cost; the life drain is irrelevant at 40 life and the damage output is too slow to matter. In Modern and Pioneer it has never seen play, and Legacy and Vintage offer no scenario where Atarka Efreet is the right card for any shell.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Atarka Efreet sits firmly in bulk territory and has no price floor to speak of. There is no meaningful demand driving it upward, so treat it as a throwaway inclusion rather than a pickup with any staying power.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.