Fathom Fleet Firebrand
Creature — Human Pirate
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #25995
Fathom Fleet Firebrand is a 2/2 that swings for 3 whenever you cast a Pirate spell — a reasonable rate for tribal aggro, but only if you're already committed to the archetype. Outside a Pirate shell, it's a vanilla 2/2 for two mana, which is nowhere close to good enough.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fathom Fleet Firebrand is a Pauper-legal card, and that's where it has the best shot at relevance — Pirate aggro at common rarity is a real budget archetype and it fits cleanly on curve. In Commander, it earns a slot only in dedicated Pirate tribal builds led by commanders like Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator or Breeches, Brazen Plunderer, where the triggered pump actually fires consistently. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have no use for it — the power floor in those formats is simply too high for a conditional 2/2. Pioneer Pirate synergies exist but tend to prefer threats with more intrinsic value. Play Fathom Fleet Firebrand when the tribe demands cheap bodies that reward the gameplan; ignore it everywhere else.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Fathom Fleet Firebrand is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a commons box without thinking twice. The price reflects its narrow playability accurately and there's no reason to expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.