Chimney Imp
Creature — Imp
Flying
When this creature dies, target opponent puts a card from their hand on top of their library.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29092
Chimney Imp is a 1/2 flier for five mana whose death trigger forces an opponent to put a card from their hand on top of their library — one of the weakest payoffs in the game for that cost. It is not a competitive card in any context.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chimney Imp is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, and sees meaningful play in exactly none of them. In Pauper, where five mana needs to do something decisive, a 1/2 that maybe disrupts one card in one hand at sorcery speed on death does not make the cut. In Commander, the four-player table makes the on-death trigger even more marginal — one opponent loses one turn of topdeck, and the other two are untouched. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to make this look embarrassing in comparison to any actual threat.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Chimney Imp sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its play value accurately. It holds no meaningful upside — there is no shell that elevates this card, and bulk commons with narrow text tend to stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.