Caldera Hellion
Creature — Hellion
Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to each creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #22354
Caldera Hellion enters and deals 3 damage to every creature — yours included — stapled to a 3/3 with devour 3, which means it can eat your own creatures to survive its own sweep. The cost is real: you're either killing your own board or spending resources to feed the devour, so this card pays off only when your creatures are worth less than your opponents' are.
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 |
In Commander, Caldera Hellion fills a narrow but real role in sacrifice and token decks that can feed the devour and profit from the sweep, though six mana is steep for a conditional board wipe on a 3/3 body. In Legacy and Vintage, it's a non-starter — the format speed and power level leave no room for a six-drop that requires setup to break even. Modern is technically legal but practically irrelevant; cheaper, cleaner sweepers crowd it out at every price point. Caldera Hellion's real home is Commander, specifically in red-black-green shells where devour fodder is abundant and the enters-the-battlefield trigger is a feature, not a liability.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Caldera Hellion is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box or grab a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. The price reflects its narrow application; it won't climb unless a new commander makes devour a first-class mechanic.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.