Flamekin Gildweaver
Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
Trample
When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #20520
Flamekin Gildweaver enters the battlefield and immediately loads three energy counters onto any target permanent — a meaningful burst that enables payoffs without requiring any additional setup. The cost is a three-mana 2/2 body with no other keywords, which means you're running it for the energy delivery, not the stats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Flamekin Gildweaver is a Commander card almost exclusively — energy as a mechanic has enough critical mass of payoffs in the 99-card format to make targeted counter delivery worthwhile. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, dedicated energy shells already run tighter, cheaper pieces, and a three-mana 2/2 that hands energy to a permanent rather than generating it for the player directly doesn't fit the curve. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where Flamekin Gildweaver could theoretically show up in a budget energy brew, but even there the support is thin. Outside of Commander, treat it as bulk.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Flamekin Gildweaver is deep bulk — you're picking it up for pennies in a trade binder or tossing it into a cart to hit free shipping. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so there's no urgency to acquire copies beyond exactly what your deck needs.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.