Forge Devil
Creature — Devil
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #21123
Forge Devil enters and deals 1 damage to any target — a body and a removal spell stapled together for one red mana. In Zurzoth, Chaos Rider decks, that ping triggers devil-making, turning a humble 1/1 into a dividend-paying engine piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider rewards every devil entering the battlefield, and Forge Devil's enter-the-battlefield ping qualifies as dealing damage to an opponent — which means Zurzoth creates another devil token, which deals more damage, which chains further if you have multiple triggers stacked.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Forge Devil is too slow and too narrow for Modern and Legacy, where one damage on entry doesn't keep pace with the threats you're answering. In Pauper, it competes with better one-drops in aggressive red shells and rarely makes the cut. Commander is where it earns a slot — specifically in devil and damage-trigger builds where the ping isn't incidental removal but a combo ignition switch.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Forge Devil is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd bother ordering it. Bulk commons with narrow applications don't appreciate, so pick it up for pennies when you need it and don't think twice about the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.