Flame Javelin
Instant
(
can be paid with any two mana or with 
. This card's mana value is 6.)
Flame Javelin deals 4 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #21493
Flame Javelin deals 4 damage to any target for three mana — clean, instant-speed, and uncounterable thanks to its convoke-adjacent Sunburst cost that lets you pay with any colors. The catch is the three-generic-hybrid cost means it's never cheap to splash, and in Commander, 4 damage rarely kills the things that need killing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Flame Javelin sits below the bar — 4 damage doesn't threaten most commanders past the midgame, and the slot is better spent on Chaos Warp or Rapid Hybridization. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but irrelevant; Swords to Plowshares and Lightning Bolt do the job faster and cheaper. Modern has better burn at every point on the curve, so Flame Javelin never sees play there either. It's a clean, readable card that just exists in a format landscape where its ceiling is too low to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Flame Javelin is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. There's no pressure to pick it up and no reason to expect it appreciates; it's the kind of card you pull from a bulk bin if you need it and forget otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.