Blazing Effigy
Creature — Elemental
When this creature dies, it deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the amount of damage dealt to this creature this turn by other sources named Blazing Effigy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #29432
Blazing Effigy is a one-mana 1/1 that, when it dies, deals 1 damage to any target — functional floor, nothing more. The effect is so small and the body so fragile that it earns a slot only in dedicated sacrifice loops where every death trigger compounds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blazing Effigy is a niche piece in aristocrats and sacrifice shells where you need cheap, repeatable death triggers — it's not a staple, but it's not embarrassing in Goblin or token-ping strategies that already run Goblin Bombardment and similar effects. In Pauper it competes in a crowded common slot and rarely makes the cut over cards with better immediate impact. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card simply does too little at any pace those formats demand. Blazing Effigy is functionally a Commander-only consideration, and even there only in narrow builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Blazing Effigy sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. It won't appreciate unless a new sacrifice commander dramatically spikes demand, and at this price there's no financial reason to hesitate if the deck calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.