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Flamerush Rider

Creature — Human Warrior

Whenever this creature attacks, create a token that's a copy of another target attacking creature and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
Dash {2}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2019
Price
$0.21
EDHREC rank
#4585
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Flamerush Rider card art
Flamerush Rider attacks and immediately copies your best creature on the battlefield — you get a hasty token that swings for full value before disappearing at end of combat. Five mana is the honest cost, and in the right deck that's a fair price for one attack step that doubles your board presence; Ghired, Conclave Exile wants the populate trigger, and Gornog, the Red Reaper wants the extra attack damage stacking up fast.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gornog, the Red Reaper

Gornog, the Red Reaper

48.6% of decks · synergy 0.47

Gornog, the Red Reaper deals damage based on the highest power among attacking creatures, so Flamerush Rider copying a big beater means that damage source swings twice in the same combat — the math gets lethal quickly.

02
The Master, Multiplied

The Master, Multiplied

42.8% of decks · synergy 0.41

The Master, Multiplied wants as many creature tokens entering play as possible to trigger its copy effects, and Flamerush Rider delivers a hasty token every attack step without needing any additional setup.

03
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

39.1% of decks · synergy 0.37

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden rewards attacking with humans and legendary creatures, and Flamerush Rider's token copy of a legendary attacker can stack her triggered damage output while also threatening combat on its own.

04
Ghired, Conclave Exile

Ghired, Conclave Exile

29.8% of decks · synergy 0.29

Ghired, Conclave Exile populates on attack, so Flamerush Rider's token creation hands Ghired an immediate target and then the populate trigger doubles it — one swing can triple your creature count.

05
Obeka, Brute Chronologist

Obeka, Brute Chronologist

20.0% of decks · synergy 0.19

Flamerush Rider's token is exiled at end of combat, but Obeka, Brute Chronologist can end the turn early to skip that exile trigger, leaving you with a permanent copy of whatever creature you targeted.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Flamerush Rider is a Commander card through and through — five mana for a single-use combat trick is too slow and too situational for the competitive tempo of Modern or Legacy, where the game is often decided before you can untap with it. Pioneer is legal but the same problem applies: you want this effect in a format where the game lasts long enough to attack with it twice, and Pioneer's midrange threats close faster. Commander is where it earns its slot, specifically in token and attack-trigger strategies where the copied creature is doing something powerful on entry or on damage, turning one attack step into a two-for-one.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.21 bulk tier

At $0.21, Flamerush Rider is deep bulk — there's no financial risk in picking up a copy. Price stability is likely given its narrow niche in Commander token and attack-trigger decks, so don't expect it to spike, but at this price point it's an easy include if the effect fits your build.

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