Firefly
Creature — Insect
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #30317
Firefly is a one-mana 1/1 flyer that can pump itself by adding blue or red mana to its power and toughness until end of turn — modest ceiling, minimal floor. It sees play almost exclusively as a cheap evasive body in decks that care about creature count or storm-adjacent synergies, not as a threat in its own right.
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 |
Firefly is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth of legality doesn't translate to meaningful play in any of them. In Commander, a 1/1 that temporarily grows itself isn't competing for a slot against the format's power-dense one-drops. Legacy and Vintage don't want a mana-sink creature that tops out at a modest pump effect. Firefly occupies a narrow niche — casual Commander lists that want cheap blue-red flyers — and even there better options exist at the same price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Firefly is bulk in the truest sense — cheap enough that cost is never the reason to include or exclude it. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is not a constraint; don't expect it to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.