Flamekin Brawler
Creature — Elemental Warrior
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26284
Flamekin Brawler trades incremental mana investment for a growing threat — pay one red repeatedly to stack +1/+1 counters, and it becomes a serious clock with no ceiling. The cost is that it does nothing the turn it enters and eats removal before you get value, which keeps it out of most competitive lists.
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 |
Flamekin Brawler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats ignore it entirely — there are simply better one-drops and better ways to spend mana. Pauper is the one format where a repeatable pump outlet on a common body is worth examining, particularly in shells that care about Elementals or counter synergies. Commander is its natural home: slower games give Flamekin Brawler the turns it needs to grow, and any deck that generates excess red mana — Krenko, Zada, or Magda lines — can turn the activation cost into something meaningful.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Flamekin Brawler isn't currently available, but as a common with narrow competitive appeal, it historically sits well under a dollar. Pick it up in bulk or out of a common box — there's no reason to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.