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Chandra, Bold Pyromancer

Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra

+1: Add {R}{R}. Chandra deals 2 damage to target player.
−3: Chandra deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
−7: Chandra deals 10 damage to target player and each creature and planeswalker they control.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
Dominaria
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#12082
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Chandra, Bold Pyromancer card art
Chandra, Bold Pyromancer lands with a free Shock on entry, ticks up to dome opponents, and ultimates into a win condition — all on a six-mana body that demands an immediate answer. The cost is exactly that six mana, which keeps her out of competitive shells, but in a The Chain Veil superfriends build or a Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh tribal list she earns every pip.

Best Commanders

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Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

76.7% of decks · synergy 0.75

Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh runs Chandra, Bold Pyromancer as a curve-topper in the Chandra tribal package — the redundant damage triggers and shared planeswalker synergies mean Bold Pyromancer isn't just a roleplayer, she's a win condition in a shell built to recur and protect walkers.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Chandra, Bold Pyromancer sees essentially no play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — six mana for a planeswalker that doesn't immediately threaten to take over the game is a non-starter in those formats. Oathbreaker is her most natural competitive home if you're building around her ultimate, since the restricted spell slot lets you tutor a setup piece every time she hits the battlefield. Commander is where most copies live: she fits into Chandra tribal, superfriends, and mono-red control shells that can afford to durdle at six mana and have The Chain Veil to abuse extra activations. Outside of those specific archetypes she's a casual card, not a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available for Chandra, Bold Pyromancer right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. Historically she's settled in the bulk-to-low-value range for a non-staple mythic, which makes her an easy pickup if you're already building the archetype.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.