Flamecast Wheel
Artifact
, 
, Sacrifice this artifact: It deals 3 damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29996
Flamecast Wheel enters the battlefield as a 0/6 wall that can redirect any damage source to deal 6 damage to any target — a repeatable ping engine stapled to a roadblock. The equip cost and setup requirements make it a niche role-player rather than a staple, but in the right shell it pulls real weight.
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 |
Flamecast Wheel is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have zero interest in it — faster, more efficient threats exist at every point on the curve. Commander is the only realistic home, specifically in decks that care about damage redirection, toughness-matters synergies, or engines that turn blocking into offense. Outside of those narrow archetypes, Flamecast Wheel sits in the bulk box.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Flamecast Wheel is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and ink, not the card. It holds no financial value, but for a budget build that needs a damage-redirection piece, the cost of entry is essentially zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.