Cinder Crawler
Creature — Salamander
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only if this creature is blocked.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30959
Cinder Crawler enters as a 0/3 and grows by one power whenever you tap a Mountain for mana — a free clock that scales with how aggressively you play your lands. The cost is zero setup: it rewards the things red decks already do, making it a clean inclusion in any Mountain-heavy build.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cinder Crawler is a niche fit — it belongs in mono-red or heavy-red decks that flood the board with Mountains and want cheap threats that don't need dedicated support. Pauper is where Cinder Crawler has the most competitive headroom, slotting into Burn or aggressive red shells that tap Mountains every single turn. Legacy and Vintage technically allow it, but the competition at one mana is steep enough that it rarely makes the cut outside budget or casual builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Cinder Crawler is deep bulk — you're buying it by the handful without thinking about it. Bulk commons rarely appreciate, but this one doesn't need to: it costs almost nothing to include and pulls its weight in the right shell.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.