Bloodfire Colossus
Creature — Giant
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17436
Bloodfire Colossus deals 7 damage to every creature and player on the board the moment you sacrifice it — a one-card reset that doubles as a win condition. The eight-mana price tag is real, but Aegar, the Freezing Flame turns that global 7 damage into a draw engine, making the cost feel significantly more manageable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame draws a card whenever a Giant, Wizard, or spell you control deals excess damage to a creature — and Bloodfire Colossus's 7-to-everything ability hits most creatures hard enough to trigger that multiple times in a single activation, converting a board wipe into a fistful of cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bloodfire Colossus is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero competitive play in any 60-card format — eight mana for a fragile 8/8 is not where those formats want to be. Commander is where it actually lives, specifically in decks that reward dealing damage to creatures (Aegar, the Freezing Flame being the clearest example) or that want a repeatable, sacrifice-triggered board wipe on a stick. Outside of dedicated synergy shells, even in Commander, Bloodfire Colossus competes with cheaper board wipes and rarely makes the cut in high-power lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Bloodfire Colossus isn't available in our current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow Commander niche and low overall inclusion rate, it has historically been an inexpensive pickup — don't expect to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.