Flaming Tyrannosaurus
Creature — Dinosaur
Menace
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this creature deals 3 damage to any target. Then put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $6.34
- EDHREC rank
- #3114
Flaming Tyrannosaurus puts a 5/5 with trample and haste on the board for five mana — that's a threat that demands an answer the turn it lands. In Loot, the Key to Everything builds, the Dinosaur type and aggressive statline make it a snap inclusion, and five mana is exactly where those decks want to be deploying their threats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Loot, the Key to Everything
Loot, the Key to Everything appears in nearly half of all Loot, the Key to Everything decks because Flaming Tyrannosaurus is a Dinosaur that hits fast and hits hard — the trample and haste mean Loot's attack-matters payoffs trigger immediately without waiting a full rotation.
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician's chaos-adjacent game plan loves bodies that apply pressure while random effects resolve, and Flaming Tyrannosaurus delivers a 5/5 trampler that demands interaction the same turn it enters.
Etali, Primal Storm
Etali, Primal Storm wants creatures that survive combat and threaten repeatedly, and Flaming Tyrannosaurus's haste lets it swing alongside Etali on the very first attack to maximize free-spell triggers.
Gwen Stacy
Gwen Stacy's swinging-wide, hit-hard archetype finds Flaming Tyrannosaurus's trample especially useful for punching through chump blockers and converting combat damage into meaningful progress.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored is a Dinosaur tribal commander, and Flaming Tyrannosaurus earns its slot there purely on type and stats — a haste-speed 5/5 that triggers discover payoffs while threatening lethal.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Flaming Tyrannosaurus — Dinosaur tribal is an established archetype with enough tribal support to make a 5/5 with trample and haste a genuine role-player rather than just a vanilla body. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but a five-mana creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no protection has no path to those formats. Oathbreaker is legal and follows the same logic as Commander: fine in a Dinosaur shell, nowhere else. Standard, Pioneer, Modern, and Pauper are all off the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If the price is a sticking point, Regisaur Alpha fills a similar niche in Dinosaur tribal — seven mana is more expensive, but it brings a 3/3 token and grants haste to all your Dinosaurs rather than just itself. Rex, Defiant Alpha is another option that trades raw stat efficiency for additional tribal text, though Flaming Tyrannosaurus's clean five-mana slot and immediate board presence remain its biggest selling points.
Price Context
Current price
$6.34 mid tier
At $6.34, Flaming Tyrannosaurus sits in the mid tier — not a budget pickup, but not a painful include either. It's a tribal role-player rather than a format staple, so the price reflects casual demand from Dinosaur builds more than any competitive pull, which means it's unlikely to spike but equally unlikely to crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.