Flamekin Bladewhirl
Creature — Elemental Warrior
As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elemental card from your hand or pay 
.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #28828
Flamekin Bladewhirl enters the battlefield and immediately grants a creature of your choice wither until end of turn — no mana activation required, just a triggered ability on a 2/2 body for two mana. It's a narrow role-player that earns its slot only in dedicated Elemental or wither-synergy builds.
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, Flamekin Bladewhirl slots into Elemental tribal decks where the creature type matters as much as the effect — commanders like Omnath, Locus of the Roil or Horde of Notions can chain it into value engines, and the wither trigger turns any attacker into a -1/-1 counter distributor for that turn. Outside of those tribal shells it's too situational to justify a slot against the 99-card competition. In Legacy and Vintage it's simply not playable — the effect doesn't approach the power level those formats demand. Modern has cheaper, more reliable wither and Elemental payoffs, so Flamekin Bladewhirl never surfaces there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Flamekin Bladewhirl is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't appreciate; pick it up only if the Elemental synergy in your specific deck actually calls for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.