Dismissive Pyromancer
Creature — Human Wizard
, 
, Discard a card: Draw a card.
, , Sacrifice this creature: It deals 4 damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019 Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19384
Dismissive Pyromancer gives you a repeatable loot outlet and a sacrifice-fueled removal spell stapled to a single two-mana body — that combination of card selection and interaction is genuinely rare at this cost. The tap-to-loot ability alone earns a slot in graveyard and spellslinger strategies; the sacrifice mode closing out a creature is the upside that pushes it from role-player to staple.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dismissive Pyromancer earns its place in any red deck that wants a cheap, repeatable loot outlet — Izzet spellslinger builds, graveyard recursion strategies, and Goblin tribal shells that want to churn through the library all welcome it. The sacrifice-to-remove-creature mode is a clean answer to utility creatures that would otherwise go unanswered in red. In Modern and Pioneer, Dismissive Pyromancer competes in a format where a 1/1 body and a tap ability face much higher efficiency bars, so it mostly shows up in fringe synergy decks rather than as a mainstay. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest — the looting and removal are far too slow and conditional when the format's threat density is that high.
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Price Context
Current price
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Dismissive Pyromancer's price isn't currently tracked in this dataset, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its role as a bulk rare with niche Commander appeal, it typically sits in the $0.25–$1 range and is worth picking up if you need the effect — there's no reason to wait on a card at this price point.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.