Fiery Cannonade
Instant
Fiery Cannonade deals 2 damage to each non-Pirate creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #10212
Fiery Cannonade kills every non-Pirate creature on the board for three mana — that's a one-sided wrath in any Pirate deck, and it's exactly why Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs it in nearly half its lists. Three mana at sorcery speed is the only real cost, and the asymmetry more than pays for it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Fiery Cannonade is a cornerstone of Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator — clearing blockers while leaving your Pirate crew untouched lets you swing freely and convert Malcolm's triggered ability into a mana engine on the same turn.
Admiral Beckett Brass
Admiral Beckett Brass needs combat damage to connect, and Fiery Cannonade clears the board of every non-Pirate blocker to make that happen — it's essentially a combat enabler that also doubles as a board wipe.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants hits to land on multiple opponents, and Fiery Cannonade scrubs away chump blockers across the table so those triggers multiply.
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 |
Commander is where Fiery Cannonade earns its keep — token strategies and creature-heavy pods are ubiquitous, and a three-mana one-sided wrath in a Pirate shell is close to unconditional card advantage. In Pauper it's a legitimate sideboard option against creature aggro, though the two-damage ceiling misses most threats in that format's upper end. Modern and Pioneer have access to cleaner sweepers at the same cost, so Fiery Cannonade rarely makes those 75s outside of highly tribal-specific brews. Legacy and Vintage have no real use for it given the power level of available interaction.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Fiery Cannonade sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up in any order without a second thought. Bulk rares and uncommons with narrow tribal applications rarely appreciate, so treat this as a throw-in, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Admiral Beckett Brass
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.