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Chandra, Flamecaller

Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra

+1: Create two 3/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
0: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards plus one.
−X: Chandra deals X damage to each creature.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
San Diego Comic-Con 2016
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#8456
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Chandra, Flamecaller card art
Chandra, Flamecaller enters and immediately threatens to end the game — a zero-loyalty-cost wrath on one ability, a wheel on another, and direct damage on a third, all stapled to a six-mana planeswalker. The cost is real: six mana is a lot to ask, and unlike Chandra, Torch of Defiance or Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, she doesn't accelerate toward herself. You're paying for an immediate, often game-warping effect, not a long-term engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

77.2% of decks · synergy 0.76

Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh flips into a planeswalker via combat damage and mana abilities, and a Chandra superfriends or planeswalker-tribal shell wants Chandra, Flamecaller as both a board reset and an anthem target — 77% inclusion in these decks reflects how cleanly she fits as a top-end finisher in that strategy.

02
Brallin, Skyshark RiderShabraz, the Skyshark

Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark

16.2% of decks · synergy 0.15

Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark rewards wheel effects with direct damage and counters, so Chandra, Flamecaller's wheel ability becomes an immediate threat trigger that pumps both sharks and pings opponents simultaneously.

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

In Commander, Chandra, Flamecaller occupies a specific niche: a red board wipe that also refills your hand, which is a rare combination for a color that struggles with card advantage. The six-mana cost fits comfortably in midrange red or Izzet decks that aren't on a fast combo clock, and the planeswalker type matters for superfriends lists. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, six mana is simply too slow — there's no realistic shell where she's the right tool. Pioneer is similar; red decks there either end the game before turn six or want more linear threats. Oathbreaker is her most interesting non-Commander home, where she can serve as the signature spell for a Chandra planeswalker commander and immediately reshape the board on resolution.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2 decks
The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarTeferi, Who Slows the SunsetChandra, Flamecaller

The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarTeferi, Who Slows the SunsetChandra, Flamecaller

Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite mana permanents you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures and lands you control

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The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarAphetto AlchemistIntruder AlarmChandra, Flamecaller

The Chain VeilAshnod's AltarAphetto AlchemistIntruder AlarmChandra, Flamecaller

Infinite activations of most planeswalkers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of artifacts you control; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't currently available for Chandra, Flamecaller, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the latest. She's an older mythic with multiple printings, which historically keeps her accessible — worth picking up if you're building a red control or superfriends shell and find her at a reasonable price.

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