Calamity of Cinders
Sorcery
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Calamity of Cinders deals 6 damage to each untapped creature.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #6578
Calamity of Cinders wipes the board of every creature that shares a creature type with your commander — a one-sided sweep in tribal builds that leaves your own army standing. The floor is a five-mana fog; the ceiling, with Kasla, the Broken Halo naming Angel, is a clean board state where only you have creatures.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kasla, the Broken Halo
Kasla, the Broken Halo is the premier home for Calamity of Cinders because the spell keys off the commander's creature types, and Kasla being an Angel means every opposing non-Angel gets exiled while your forces survive.
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Zinnia, Valley's Voice wants Calamity of Cinders as a one-sided board wipe in a Bird tribal shell — Zinnia's Bird type lets the spell sweep opponents' boards while leaving your flock untouched.
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame benefits because Calamity of Cinders can target the toughness of every non-Giant, non-Wizard on the board, and any creature dealt excess damage triggers Aegar's card-draw engine.
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 |
Commander is the format where Calamity of Cinders earns its slot — three opponents mean three boards full of creatures that don't share a type with your commander, making the exile clause reliably one-sided in tribal builds. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no meaningful play there, where five mana for a conditional board wipe can't compete with faster answers. Oathbreaker offers the same tribal-commander dynamic on a smaller scale, and the card functions identically there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Calamity of Cinders sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card with a narrow tribal dependency. It holds that price floor without much risk of erosion — demand is real in Kasla and Zinnia builds, but too specific to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kasla, the Broken Halo
- Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.