Crackleburr
Creature — Elemental
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, Tap two untapped red creatures you control: This creature deals 3 damage to any target., 
, Untap two tapped blue creatures you control: Return target creature to its owner's hand. ( is the untap symbol.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.94
- EDHREC rank
- #23406
Crackleburr deals 3 to any target or returns a creature to hand on demand — but tapping two untapped red creatures and two untapped blue creatures per activation is a real organizational tax. Without a mana-to-tap converter like Cryptolith Rite, you're rationing activations carefully, which blunts the pressure considerably.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Crackleburr is a Commander card — the 100-card singleton format is the only place its repeatable tap-cost scales into genuine value, especially in token-heavy Izzet or Temur builds. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; the format's pace makes a four-tap sorcery-speed ping a non-starter when faster, cleaner options exist at every price point. Modern is similarly hostile for the same reason. Commander is where Crackleburr actually gets to do its job, and even there it asks for the right shell to shine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
CrackleburrCryptolith Rite
Infinite colored mana; Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
CrackleburrSong of Freyalise
Infinite colored mana; Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.94 bulk tier
At $0.94, Crackleburr sits firmly in bulk territory — cheap enough to throw into any Izzet token build without a second thought. Given how narrow the card is, that price is unlikely to climb unless a breakout commander pushes it into widespread demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.