Ember-Fist Zubera
Creature — Zubera Spirit
When this creature dies, it deals damage to any target equal to the number of Zubera that died this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #27542
Ember-Fist Zubera deals 1 damage per Zubera that died this turn when it dies — a conditional ping that scales only in dedicated tribal builds. Outside of a Zubera synergy shell, it's a 2/2 for two that does almost nothing on the way out.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ember-Fist Zubera is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, the only realistic home is a Zubera tribal deck, where stacking multiple deaths in one turn can push the damage trigger into meaningful range — but that ceiling is low and the setup is fragile. Pauper is the one format where budget creature-based synergy decks survive, yet even there Ember-Fist Zubera can't compete for slots against more consistent payoffs. Legacy and Vintage simply ignore it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Ember-Fist Zubera is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box, not a trade binder. There's no pressure on that price moving up; demand is narrow enough that it will stay in the floor tier indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.