Firja's Retribution
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create a 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature token with flying and vigilance.
II — Until end of turn, Angels you control gain "
: Destroy target creature with power less than this creature's power."
III — Angels you control gain double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #7699
Firja's Retribution puts a 4/4 flying Angel token into play and wipes all non-Angels at five mana — that's a board reset stapled to a threat. The cost is real: seven total mana to fully resolve the saga means it's too slow for anything faster than a midrange Commander shell, but Narci, Fable Singer turns each chapter trigger into free value that makes the wait irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer scores life-loss triggers off each saga chapter, so Firja's Retribution isn't just a finisher — it's three separate payoff moments that feed the engine before the board wipe even lands.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine wants Angels in play to sacrifice, and Firja's Retribution delivers a 4/4 flier that survives its own sweeper — exactly the kind of resilient Angel body Shilgengar needs to keep generating free power.
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil draws a card the moment Firja's Retribution enters, then triggers again on each subsequent chapter, making a five-mana saga punch well above its slot in a pure-saga shell.
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel returns your non-token creatures that die to the Retribution wipe straight to your hand, turning the sweeper chapter into a one-sided reset that only punishes opponents.
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 |
Commander is where Firja's Retribution lives — a 4/4 flier plus a symmetry-breaking board wipe is exactly the kind of value swing a midrange Angel or saga deck wants at five mana. In Constructed formats like Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, the three-turn saga clock is a liability against faster strategies, and the lack of immediate board impact on resolution makes it a poor fit for any competitive shell. Oathbreaker shares Commander's singleton multiplayer context, so the same midrange Angel strategies that run it there will run it here.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Firja's Retribution is deep bulk — you're picking this up for pennies without any budget justification needed. Bulk rares with narrow commander homes tend to stay at this floor, so don't expect movement either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.