Cinderheart Giant
Creature — Giant Berserker
Trample
When this creature dies, it deals 7 damage to a creature an opponent controls chosen at random.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18587
Cinderheart Giant deals 7 damage to any target when it dies — a removal spell stapled to a 7/6 trampler that your opponents have to answer twice. Nine mana is the real cost, and outside of Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks that turn that death trigger into card draw, that's too slow for most Commander tables.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame draws a card whenever a Giant or Wizard deals excess damage to a creature or planeswalker — Cinderheart Giant's 7-damage death trigger hits hard enough to bury most blockers and nearly always generates that excess, turning a nine-mana spell into a two-for-one on the way out.
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 |
In Commander, Cinderheart Giant is a niche piece in Aegar, the Freezing Flame giant tribal builds — the death trigger is a reliable card draw engine there, but it sees almost no play outside that specific shell. In Pauper, the common slot means it competes in a field of efficient threats and reaches the battlefield too slowly to matter. Modern and Pioneer have no interest at nine mana when cheaper Giants exist. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Cinderheart Giant is deep bulk — pick it up freely if you're building Aegar, the Freezing Flame and don't expect the price to move. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow homes rarely appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.