Is Breath of Fury good in Commander?

Breath of Fury in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Breath of Fury turns any token-generating attacker into an infinite combat engine — if you can keep attaching it to a new creature each swing, the extra combat chain never ends. The four-mana enchantment asks a real setup cost, but in decks like Goro-Goro and Satoru that produce hasty tokens on demand, or with a creature like Loyal Apprentice in play, that setup comes preassembled.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Goro-Goro and Satoru

25.8% of decks · synergy 0.25

Goro-Goro and Satoru produces a hasty Dragon token whenever a creature with power 4 or greater attacks, which means Breath of Fury can sacrifice that token post-combat, re-attach to the next attacker, and chain combats until every opponent is dead — the commander literally manufactures the sacrifice fodder the enchantment requires.

02

Winota, Joiner of Forces

20.7% of decks · synergy 0.19

Winota, Joiner of Forces swings with a board full of non-Human tokens to trigger her ability, and Breath of Fury lets each successful combat declare become the next, piling Human after Human into play until the triggers bury the table — the enchantment converts her normal attack step into a full loop.

03

Edea, Possessed Sorceress

11.3% of decks · synergy 0.11

Edea, Possessed Sorceress generates creature tokens as a natural byproduct of her spell-casting, giving Breath of Fury a steady stream of sacrifice targets so the extra-combat chain can run through the token supply rather than requiring dedicated support.

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

Commander is the native habitat for Breath of Fury — the format's multiplayer structure means an uncontested attack can chain through enough combats to eliminate everyone at once, and token-producing commanders make the sacrifice clause nearly free. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play; dedicated combo decks there close the game faster and more reliably through other means. Oathbreaker is the one alternate format worth considering, since the smaller life totals and Planeswalker-centric builds can exploit it in similar token-based shells. Standard and Pioneer have never had access to it, and Pauper is off the table — Breath of Fury is an uncommon.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

6,812 decks

Breath of FuryLoyal Apprentice

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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3,731 decks

Breath of FuryLegion Warboss

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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2,915 decks

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerBreath of Fury

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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2,861 decks

Breath of FuryRionya, Fire Dancer

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite creature tokens with haste

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2,756 decks

Breath of FuryRising of the Day

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite combat damage

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Aggravated Assault fills a similar role for decks that just want repeated combat steps, and it requires no sacrifice or re-attachment — the trade-off is the five-mana activation cost each time, which demands significant mana investment rather than a creature. Savage Beating and World at War offer one-shot extra combats for less setup, but neither builds an infinite loop on its own the way Breath of Fury can with the right board state.

Price Context

Current price

$16.24 mid tier

At $16.24, Breath of Fury sits in the mid tier — expensive enough that it warrants a dedicated slot in decks where it's central to the game plan, not a speculative include. It has seen modest reprints but remains niche enough that the price is unlikely to crater, so if the combo applies to your commander, the buy-in is fair.