Edgar, King of Figaro
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Noble
When Edgar enters, draw a card for each artifact you control.
Two-Headed Coin — The first time you flip one or more coins each turn, those coins come up heads and you win those flips.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $1.30
- EDHREC rank
- #10180
Edgar, King of Figaro turns every coin flip into a free spell cast, doubling your chances of snowballing when paired with high-volume flippers like Yusri, Fortune's Flame or Squee's Revenge. The cost is real — you need a critical mass of coin-flip payoffs to justify the slot, and in any other shell he's a do-nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame flips five coins per attack, and Edgar, King of Figaro converts every heads into an additional free cast — the two together can bury opponents in card advantage and free spells within a single combat step.
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom is already built around stacking coin flips, and Edgar, King of Figaro slots in as a force multiplier — every winning flip that draws a card or doubles Okaun's power now also casts a spell for free.
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 |
Edgar, King of Figaro is a Commander card through and through — the effect only gets absurd when you're flipping coins repeatedly, which requires a dedicated commander like Yusri, Fortune's Flame to set up. In constructed formats like Modern or Pioneer, coin-flip synergies are too inconsistent and underpowered to compete, and Edgar offers nothing as a standalone card. Legacy and Vintage have access to the same shell but far better payoffs, so Edgar isn't seeing play there either. Stick to Commander, where the 99 can be built entirely around him.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Edgar, King of FigaroSquee's Revenge
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers
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Edgar, King of FigaroPanoptic MirrorStitch in Time
Infinite turns; Lock
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Price Context
Current price
$1.30 cheap tier
At $1.30, Edgar, King of Figaro sits in the cheap tier — easy to pick up without any budget concern. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move much in either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Squee's Revenge
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Panoptic Mirror
- Stitch in Time
- Ral Zarek
- The Chain Veil
- Kilo, Apogee Mind
- Oath of Teferi
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.