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Flamehold Grappler

Creature — Human Monk

First strike
When this creature enters, copy the next spell you cast this turn when you cast it. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{U}{R}{W}
Color identity
RUW
Rarity
rare
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Price
$0.22
EDHREC rank
#12001
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Flamehold Grappler card art
Flamehold Grappler puts a repeatable tap-for-damage effect on the board the turn it arrives, and the cost of slotting it is nearly nothing. Storm-Kiln Artist rewards the spell-casting that fuels it; The Archimandrite turns its creature type into structural glue for a broader engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
The Archimandrite

The Archimandrite

46.7% of decks · synergy 0.44

The Archimandrite runs Flamehold Grappler because it fits the Monk tribal shell while providing a mana-free damage outlet that the deck can weaponize without eating a card slot on a pure payoff.

02
Shiko, Paragon of the Way

Shiko, Paragon of the Way

29.8% of decks · synergy 0.27

Shiko, Paragon of the Way wants creatures that do something the moment they're in play, and Flamehold Grappler's tap ability plugs directly into the aggressive, low-to-the-ground game plan Shiko rewards.

03
Shiko and Narset, Unified

Shiko and Narset, Unified

20.7% of decks · synergy 0.18

Shiko and Narset, Unified operates in a spell-heavy Jeskai space where Flamehold Grappler provides a body that doubles as a damage source between combat steps, keeping pressure up while the deck churns through its spells.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Flamehold Grappler earns its slot in decks that want redundant damage outlets or care about creature type — it never demands attention but quietly taxes opponents over a long game. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too small to see meaningful play; the effect is real but the rate doesn't compete with what those formats can do at two mana. Standard is its only realistic non-Commander home, and only in a dedicated archetype that needs this exact combination of body and ability. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.22 bulk tier

At $0.22, Flamehold Grappler is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box or grabbing a playset for under a dollar. Bulk rares with narrow archetypes don't tend to climb, so treat it as a cheap include and nothing more.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.