Flamebreak
Sorcery
Flamebreak deals 3 damage to each creature without flying and each player. Creatures dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $1.21
- EDHREC rank
- #18506
Flamebreak deals 3 to each creature without flying and each player, and those creatures can't be regenerated — that's a one-sided board clear in any deck that goes wide in the air or simply doesn't care about taking 3 itself. Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence turns the 3 damage to your face from a drawback into a triggered ability, making Flamebreak one of the cleanest enablers in her 99.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence wants spells that deal damage to you on your own terms, and Flamebreak delivers exactly 3 on demand while simultaneously wiping most non-evasive threats off the table — board clear and engine fuel in one card.
Neheb, the Eternal
Flamebreak fits Neheb, the Eternal's gameplan neatly: it deals damage to all players before the post-combat main phase, fattening the mana Neheb generates, while clearing away blockers that would otherwise slow the attack.
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, Flamebreak is a niche but legitimate sweeper — 3 damage won't always clear the table, but the no-regeneration clause and player damage make it more than a Pyroclasm variant. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no real reason to run it over faster, cheaper, or more scalable interaction. Modern is where it's most plausible outside Commander, though it competes with Anger of the Gods and Sweltering Suns, which offer exile or cycling rather than player damage. Oathbreaker can use Flamebreak in the same shell it thrives in elsewhere — mono-red damage-matters planeswalkers appreciate the incidental reach.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.21 cheap tier
At $1.21, Flamebreak sits comfortably in budget territory and is a low-risk include for any deck that wants it. It sees narrow enough play that the price is unlikely to spike without a significant reprint or new commander pushing damage-to-yourself strategies into the mainstream.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.