Blistering Firecat
Creature — Elemental Cat
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $7.16
- EDHREC rank
- #17312
Blistering Firecat hits the table as a 7/1 haste trampler for four mana — that's a one-shot kill threat against a single opponent at full life, delivered at instant speed via morph. The catch is it sacrifices itself at end of turn, so you're spending four mana to deal seven damage once and walk away with nothing.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blistering Firecat is a niche tool for red decks that want a surprise 21-damage burst — three activations of its morph trigger points at one player's face closes out a game from nowhere. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but the format's threat density makes a self-sacrificing 7/1 uncompetitive when other options exist. Blistering Firecat's home is Commander and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Ball Lightning and Groundbreaker fill the same role — oversized haste attackers that sacrifice at end of turn — and both sit at or below Blistering Firecat's price point while dealing more consistent damage without requiring the morph setup. The tradeoff is you lose the instant-speed surprise; Blistering Firecat's morph lets you hold up interaction and pivot to a lethal attack on a dime, which neither straight-to-battlefield replacement can replicate.
Price Context
Current price
$7.16 mid tier
At $7.16, Blistering Firecat sits in the mid tier — steep for a card that sees near-zero competitive play and only niche Commander use. The price is driven entirely by scarcity from an old print run, not demand, so this is a case where you're paying for the card's age rather than its power.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.