Flamestick Courier
Creature — Goblin
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
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: Target Goblin creature gets +2/+2 and has haste for as long as this creature remains tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #28531
Flamestick Courier gives a creature haste and +1/+1 until end of turn for one mana at instant speed — the effect is real, the cost is negligible. It's a role-player, not a headliner, but in any deck that needs repeatable haste enablement on a budget, it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Flamestick Courier is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is where it actually sees play. In Legacy and Vintage the effect is too low-impact to compete with the raw power available at one mana. Commander is the natural home: redundant haste enablers matter in a 100-card singleton format, and Flamestick Courier slots into goblin, token, or tap-ability strategies as a cheap, repeatable option. In Oathbreaker the same logic applies in a smaller game, though the faster pace makes a one-mana tapper more marginal than it is at a full Commander table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Flamestick Courier is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you find it on a vendor page. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is ample; there's no scenario where this becomes expensive.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.