Firemantle Mage
Creature — Human Shaman Ally
Rally — Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #16888
Firemantle Mage gives your entire team menace until end of turn the moment it enters — that's a full combat-step tax on your opponent, not just a buff on one attacker. Three mana for a 2/2 that blanks most blockers on the turn you need it most is a legitimate rate in any deck that wants to swing wide.
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 |
Firemantle Mage is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with the number of attackers, and Commander is the format where you're most likely to have six or more creatures swinging at once. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy it has no real home; those formats demand either a permanent anthem or a faster clock, and a 2/2 that grants menace once doesn't compete. Commander is where the card earns its slot: goblin tribal, token strategies, and any red-heavy deck that wants one decisive attack step will find Firemantle Mage a reliable finisher setup at a throwaway mana cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Firemantle Mage is pure bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. The price reflects supply, not power level; in the right goblin or token deck it punches above its dollar value every time it lands.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.