Firefiend Elemental
Creature — Elemental
Haste (This creature can attack and 
as soon as it comes under your control.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #29404
Firefiend Elemental enters with a +1/+1 counter and grants haste to whatever creature you moved that counter onto — immediate board pressure at instant speed if you can blink or recur it. At four mana for a 2/2 that leaves behind one counter, the rate is bad unless your deck is built to abuse the trigger repeatedly.
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 |
In Commander, Firefiend Elemental is a role-player in dedicated +1/+1 counter or blink shells — it does nothing in a vacuum but earns its slot if the deck can trigger the ETB three or four times a game. In Pauper, where common-legal haste enablers are scarce and tempo matters, the card is fringe-playable in aggressive red strategies that want to push damage before blockers stabilize. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no interest — the rate is too poor and the effect too narrow when every other slot is fought over by format staples.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Firefiend Elemental is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box, not a store page. There is no price floor to speak of, and it will stay there unless a new combo or commander pushes unexpected demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.