Firemane Avenger
Creature — Angel
Flying
Battalion — Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, this creature deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10377
Firemane Avenger hits the table as a 3/3 flying first striker that fires a Lightning Helix at any target every time you attack with three or more creatures — repeatable, free, and attached to a body. The four-mana cost is honest for that output, and in any Boros deck that wants to attack in volume, Aurelia, the Law Above builds put Firemane Avenger in over 43% of lists for exactly this reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
Aurelia, the Law Above rewards going wide in combat, and Firemane Avenger's battalion trigger fires every time that wide board attacks — meaning the Lightning Helix lands on top of whatever Aurelia's judgment is already doing to opponents.
General Ferrous Rokiric
General Ferrous Rokiric floods the board with Golems off multicolored spells, and Firemane Avenger turns that Golem army into a repeating damage-and-lifegain engine the moment three of them swing.
Aurelia, the Warleader
Aurelia, the Warleader grants extra combat steps, which means Firemane Avenger's battalion trigger can fire twice in a single turn — doubling the Lightning Helix output for free.
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight doubles damage dealt to opponents and halves damage dealt to you, which means Firemane Avenger's 3 damage becomes 6 and its 3 lifegain stays clean — a strong multiplier on an already-efficient trigger.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Firemane Avenger is a Commander card in practice — the battalion condition asks you to attack with three creatures, which happens reliably in a 100-card multiplayer game but is a real ask in 60-card formats where the board is thinner and removal is cheaper. In Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 3/3 that needs setup to generate value doesn't compete with the format's speed. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for the same reason at a higher power ceiling. Commander is where Firemane Avenger earns its slot: token strategies, wide aggro, and extra-combat builds all trigger battalion without trying, and the repeating Lightning Helix scales well across a table of three opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Firemane Avenger isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Historically it's sat in bulk-rare territory, which makes it an easy pickup if the deck wants it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.