Char-Rumbler
Creature — Elemental
Double strike
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29155
Char-Rumbler is a 2/2 first striker for four mana that can pump its own power by one at the cost of two life — a body that's undersized for its cost and a pump ability too incremental to matter. Strictly a bulk card; there are better four-drops in virtually every red shell.
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 |
Char-Rumbler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees no meaningful play in any of them. In Commander, a 2/2 for four with a life-drain pump is well below the power threshold — red has access to far more threatening four-drops that can close games or generate value. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is even more unforgiving; Char-Rumbler has never made a dent. Modern has similarly outpaced it by years. It's legal almost everywhere, but legal and playable are different things.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Char-Rumbler sits firmly in bulk territory — the price reflects its playability accurately. Don't expect this to hold or gain value; it's a bin card that moves only when someone's building a theme deck that specifically needs it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.