Flameborn Viron
Creature — Phyrexian Insect
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29292
Flameborn Viron is a 6/4 with infect for six mana — a sizeable body that threatens to poison out opponents in two hits. The cost is steep for what is, ultimately, a vanilla threat with no evasion or protection.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Flameborn Viron sits in the lower tier of infect payoffs — the lack of evasion means it needs help getting through, and six mana is a lot to invest in a creature that dies to any spot removal before it connects. Dedicated infect decks running Atraxa, Praetors' Voice or Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon will almost always find better six-drops with built-in protection or trample. In Pauper, infect is a fast aggressive strategy and Flameborn Viron is far too slow to see play there. Legacy and Vintage don't want a six-mana ground creature under any circumstances. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — playable only if you're building deep into an infect theme and have exhausted the stronger options first.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Flameborn Viron is deep bulk — it costs more to sleeve than to buy. Don't expect that to change; bulk infect creatures without evasion don't appreciate.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.