Fireslinger
Creature — Human Wizard
: This creature deals 1 damage to any target and 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17519
Fireslinger pings any target for 1 damage at the cost of 1 damage to itself — repeatable, symmetrical pain that most decks ignore but the right commander weaponizes. In Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence, that self-damage is the whole point, making Fireslinger a one-drop engine piece rather than filler.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence cares about noncombat damage dealt to you, and Fireslinger feeds that trigger every turn for free — one activation pings an opponent and powers up Blyte simultaneously, turning a vanilla 1/1 into a repeatable anthem and threat generator.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fireslinger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real play is Commander — specifically Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence builds that need cheap, repeatable self-damage sources. In Pauper it's technically available but far too slow and low-impact to compete with the format's efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 that requires tapping to deal 1 damage. Fireslinger is a Commander-only card, and even there it belongs in exactly one archetype.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Fireslinger is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any scarcity. Bulk commons this narrow don't appreciate, so there's no reason to buy more than you need.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.