Burning Prophet
Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn, then scry 1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #12102
Burning Prophet gives you a scry every time you cast a noncreature spell, turning any spellslinger deck's natural game plan into a permanent filtering engine. The cost — a two-mana 1/3 with no immediate board impact — is real, but in Balmor, Battlemage Captain shells that want exactly this density of cheap, synergistic bodies, it earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Balmor, Battlemage Captain pumps every creature on the team whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, so Burning Prophet does double duty: it grows from the pump and filters toward your next spell simultaneously, compressing two functions into a two-drop that belongs in every Balmor build.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Burning Prophet is a role-player, not a headliner — it slots into Izzet spellslinger decks that need redundancy on their filtering and can use the body as an incidental attacker after a few spell triggers. Pauper is where it sees the most focused competitive attention, fitting into Izzet Faeries and similar tempo shells that want cheap, persistent card selection. In Modern and Pioneer it's simply outclassed — there are faster, more impactful two-drops that don't require a dedicated noncreature-spell density to function. Legacy and Vintage don't want a 1/3 body at any price when the available cantrips cost less and don't need board space.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Burning Prophet is deep bulk — pick it up out of any common box without thinking twice. Demand is too diffuse and supply too wide for this to move off the floor; it's a role-player card in a single niche, not a staple, so don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.