Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Warrior // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Demon
When Clive enters, you may discard your hand, then draw cards equal to your devotion to red. (Each 
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to red.)
, 
: Exile Clive, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $9.39
- EDHREC rank
- #3791
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno lands as a transforming threat that brings a massive fire elemental to the battlefield, punishing opponents with direct damage just for being in the way. It's the FF16 crossover card that earns its slot on raw power, and Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant decks already have it in over half their lists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant shares the Final Fantasy XVI thematic core with Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno, and the mechanical overlap is just as tight — Joshua wants Dominants on board to fuel his own transformation engine, making Clive an auto-include that pulls double duty as both a synergy piece and an independent threat.
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Tannuk, Steadfast Second rewards stacking powerful creatures that can close games on their own, and Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno's back face delivers exactly that kind of outsized body with damage upside that Tannuk lists want to leverage.
Kratos, God of War
Kratos, God of War leans into large, high-impact creatures that swing games immediately, and Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno fits that profile cleanly — nearly half of Kratos decks include it because Ifrit's Warden side threatens significant damage the turn it arrives.
Terra, Magical Adept
Terra, Magical Adept decks cast a wide net across powerful Universes Beyond creatures, and Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno makes the cut in roughly one in five lists as a reliable high-ceiling threat that doesn't need the rest of the deck to set it up.
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King wants overwhelming board presence and fire-based flavoring to go with it, and Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno delivers both — about 19% of Ozai lists run it as a standalone power piece that fits the deck's aggressive identity.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno does its best work — the 100-card singleton format gives it room to find the right shell, and its transform mechanic plays well in a multiplayer environment where you have multiple turns to set up. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it faces stiff competition from faster threats, and its mana investment is hard to justify against decks operating at lower curves. Standard is technically viable and the power level may get it looks in slower midrange or ramp shells while it's in the format. Legacy and Vintage have it legal but the ceiling is lower there — better options exist at every point on the curve. Oathbreaker is a natural home for it given the format's focus on powerful planeswalker-creature pairings.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno does something fairly unique as a transforming creature with a front-and-back damage package, so true one-for-one replacements are hard to find. If the goal is a large red creature that creates immediate board impact on arrival, cards like Inferno Titan occupy a similar role for under a dollar — you lose the transform flavor and the Dominant synergies, but you keep the direct-damage body that punishes opponents for being alive.
Price Context
Current price
$9.39 mid tier
At $9.39, Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel in a budget build, reasonable enough for a staple slot in a dedicated shell. Universes Beyond crossover cards from high-profile IP tend to hold price better than average given collector demand, so this isn't likely to crater, but it's not a card you need to rush on either.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
- Tannuk, Steadfast Second
- Kratos, God of War
- Terra, Magical Adept
- Ozai, the Phoenix King
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.