Burning-Fist Minotaur
Creature — Minotaur Wizard
First strike
, Discard a card: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #21524
Burning-Fist Minotaur is a two-mana 2/1 first striker that can pump itself by discarding a card — reasonable pressure in a Minotaur tribal shell, but the discard cost means it bleeds cards in a format where card advantage is already scarce. Outside of Sethron, Hurloon General, where the tribal synergies offset the resource loss, it's too narrow to justify a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General triggers an Army token on every nontoken Minotaur you cast, and Burning-Fist Minotaur's two-mana entry point means Sethron's engine comes online fast — the first strike and pump ability give it a combat role beyond just being a tribal body that curves into the commander.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Burning-Fist Minotaur sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — Minotaur tribal doesn't have the density or payoffs to compete in those formats, and a 2/1 first striker with a discard outlet doesn't clear the bar as a standalone threat. In Commander, the card lives entirely inside Sethron, Hurloon General builds, where tribal density matters more than raw card quality and every cheap Minotaur has a job. In Oathbreaker it's similarly fringe, and not legal in Standard or Pauper.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Burning-Fist Minotaur is pure bulk — floor pricing that reflects both its narrow tribal application and the low demand outside Sethron Commander lists. Don't expect movement; it'll sit at this price indefinitely unless Minotaur tribal gets a significant new payoff.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.