Cinder Hellion
Creature — Hellion
Trample
When this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #26133
Cinder Hellion enters and pings each opponent for 2 — four damage spread across the table in a four-player pod — stapled to a 4/4 trample body for five mana. The rate is unambiguous filler: a 5-drop that trades its enters-the-battlefield trigger for a collective shrug from opponents with 40 life each.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cinder Hellion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive viability is essentially zero outside Pauper, where commons compete on a level field — and even there, a 5-mana 4/4 with a negligible damage trigger doesn't make the cut. In Commander, 2 damage to each opponent is irrelevant at 40 life unless you're doubling or tripling the trigger with blink or bounce effects, and better commons exist for that shell. Across Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, Cinder Hellion simply never sees play — the formats are too fast and the effect too small.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Cinder Hellion sits at the bottom of the bulk bin — you're paying for cardboard, not effect. Bulk commons like this don't appreciate; the price reflects exactly what the card does at a competitive table.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.