Chandra, Dressed to Kill
Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
+1: Add 
. Chandra deals 1 damage to up to one target player or planeswalker.
+1: Exile the top card of your library. If it's red, you may cast it this turn.
−7: Exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast red spells from among them this turn. You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a red spell, this emblem deals X damage to any target, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $3.73
- EDHREC rank
- #6359
Chandra, Dressed to Kill hits the board as a three-mana planeswalker that ticks up to produce mana, pings for one, and exiles the top of your library for free casts — that's a lot of work for a low loyalty floor. She's no Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh in terms of iconic status, but as a value engine in red she earns her slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh flips into a planeswalker and immediately benefits from Chandra, Dressed to Kill's mana-producing plus ability, letting you chain activations and convert the free exile-cast into even more spell triggers to keep the flip engine churning.
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might replaces any source dealing less than four damage with four instead, which means Chandra, Dressed to Kill's one-damage ping becomes a four-damage ping every activation — turning a minor loyalty ability into a repeatable threat.
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell adds two to every red source's damage, so Chandra, Dressed to Kill's ping goes from one to three each turn, and any red spell you cast off her exile ability hits harder across the board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chandra, Dressed to Kill is a solid role-player in red spell-slinger and Chandra-tribal builds — the mana acceleration and free casts off the top are genuinely useful in a multiplayer game where you need sustained output over many turns. In Pioneer and Modern she's largely outclassed by faster threats and more impactful planeswalkers at three mana, though budget red midrange lists have used her as a value piece when better options aren't accessible. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest — the competition at every mana cost is too fierce. Oathbreaker is where she gets the most interesting, since she can serve as the planeswalker commander herself in a red spell deck with a burn or cantrip signature spell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.73 cheap tier
At $3.73, Chandra, Dressed to Kill sits comfortably in the cheap tier — easy to pick up for any red Commander deck that wants her without a second thought. Planeswalkers at this price point tend to hold steady as casual staples rather than climb, so buy her to play her, not to sit on her.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.