Chainflinger
Creature — Beast
, 
: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Threshold — 
, : This creature deals 2 damage to any target. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #29953
Chainflinger is a repeatable pinpoint damage outlet stapled to a 2/2 body — tap to deal 1 damage to any target, untap to undo the ping, all for one red each time. The activation cost keeps it honest, but in any shell that generates infinite mana or infinite untaps, Chainflinger becomes the kill condition on the spot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chainflinger earns its slot exclusively as an infinite-mana sink or infinite-untap outlet — it converts those lines into a table kill at instant speed without needing a combat step. In Pauper, it sees fringe use in red-based control and Goblin shells where the repeatable 1-damage ping clears small blockers and pressures planeswalkers at common rarity. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient win conditions, so Chainflinger never competes there outside of niche combo redundancy. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, or Standard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Chainflinger is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd bother ordering it. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.