Emberwilde Djinn
Creature — Djinn
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay 
or 2 life. If the player does, they gain control of this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.66
- EDHREC rank
- #27824
Emberwilde Djinn puts a 5/4 flying body on the board for four mana, then hands your opponents the coin-flip tax of granting them the initiative — a real cost that can swing games against you. It's a niche card: powerful in chaos-themed or coin-flip decks that weaponize that downside, close to unplayable everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Emberwilde Djinn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is effectively zero outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, a four-mana 5/4 with a symmetrical or opponent-favoring drawback doesn't come close to the efficiency bar those formats demand. Commander is where Emberwilde Djinn finds its only real home — specifically in decks built around coin flips, chaos permanents, or the initiative mechanic, where giving opponents the initiative is either irrelevant or actively exploited. Outside that narrow slice of Commander, the drawback outweighs the stats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.66 bulk tier
At $0.66, Emberwilde Djinn sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for a niche role-player, not a staple. The price is unlikely to move unless coin-flip or initiative synergies see a major push, so pick it up cheap if it fits your build and don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.