Fiery Islet
Land
, Pay 1 life: Add 
or 
.
, , Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $3.57
- EDHREC rank
- #806
Fiery Islet trades a life point and its own existence for a card — a deal worth taking in any Izzet deck that needs to refuel in the mid-to-late game. The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler decks run it at nearly 60% inclusion because cantripping lands fit perfectly into a strategy built around card-hungry adventure synergies.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler runs Fiery Islet in over 59% of lists because the deck burns through resources fast chasing adventure triggers, and a land that replaces itself when the engine stalls is exactly the kind of redundancy that keeps the train moving.
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator wants every resource squeeze it can find, and Fiery Islet delivers a free card at the cost of a life and a land slot — a trade that Davros decks, already comfortable playing in attrition territory, take without hesitation.
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces needs spell density more than most commanders, and Fiery Islet lets the deck cash in a land for a card mid-combo without spending a mana source it can't afford to lose.
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Ral, Monsoon Mage cares about casting instants and sorceries and keeping the hand full, so Fiery Islet pulling double duty as a mana source early and a cantrip late is a clean fit for what the deck is already trying to do.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator is a tempo deck that wants to keep moving, and Fiery Islet gives it a no-cost card refuel late in a game when lands flood out and every draw step needs to matter.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fiery Islet is a low-risk inclusion in any Izzet or blue-red-inclusive deck — one life is trivial, and converting a late flood land into a card is pure value in a 100-card singleton format where consistency is hard to come by. In Legacy, it slots into Izzet Delver and similar tempo shells as a fetchable cantrip land that keeps spell count high without straining the manabase. Modern sees it in Izzet-based control and tempo lists for the same reason, though the format's speed means you think twice before cracking it before turn four. Vintage treats it as a minor utility piece in blue-red shells, rarely essential given the card quality available but never wrong. Fiery Islet is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.57 cheap tier
At $3.57, Fiery Islet sits comfortably in the cheap tier — a negligible ask for a card that earns its slot in virtually every Izzet Commander build. It's a staple-level inclusion at a non-staple price, and that gap isn't likely to widen.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
- Davros, Dalek Creator
- Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Ral, Monsoon Mage
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.