Firecat Blitz
Sorcery
Create X 1/1 red Elemental Cat creature tokens with haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
Flashback—
, Sacrifice X Mountains. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #15918
Firecat Blitz floods the board with 1/1 haste tokens equal to the mountains you sacrifice, dealing massive chip damage the turn it resolves. The flashback cost makes it a two-for-one threat that turns a late-game mana surplus into a second wave — Purphoros, God of the Forge turns every token into 2 damage on entry, so a Blitz for five mountains can close games from nowhere.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Purphoros, God of the Forge is the premier home for Firecat Blitz because each entering token pings every opponent for 2, meaning a Blitz for five mountains deals 10 damage across the table before the tokens ever attack — and flashback doubles that math.
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah cares about a steady supply of cats entering the battlefield, and Firecat Blitz delivers a wide token burst on demand — twice over with flashback — feeding Ajani's damage triggers and filling an attack step that can close out weakened opponents.
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 |
Firecat Blitz is a Commander card through and through — the flashback mechanic and token-flooding payoff scale with the longer game arcs and multiplayer life totals that make go-wide red strategies viable. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially irrelevant; token strategies that want this effect have access to faster, more efficient options and rarely bother. Oathbreaker can support it in aggressive Chandra or red planeswalker shells, where the burst-then-flashback pattern aligns with a lower starting life total and a faster clock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Firecat Blitz sits firmly in bulk territory — free roll territory for any red token deck running Purphoros, God of the Forge or a similar payoff. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely move upward, so treat it as a cheap pickup rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.