Furnace Whelp
Creature — Dragon
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #18325
Furnace Whelp is a 2/2 flyer for four mana whose only real selling point is a mana-sink pump ability — and four mana for a 2/2 is a terrible rate even before you account for the red pips needed to grow it. Better firebreathing options exist at lower costs, and Furnace Whelp rarely earns its slot outside of very casual tables.
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 |
Furnace Whelp is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but being legal and being playable are different things. In Commander, it occasionally appears in dragon-tribal builds under commanders like Atarka, World Render or Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, where the creature type does more work than the card itself. In Pauper it's theoretically available but never sees play — the format's red aggro shells want efficient threats, not a four-mana 2/2. Everywhere else, Furnace Whelp is outclassed so thoroughly that it simply doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Furnace Whelp right now, but as a common that has been reprinted multiple times, copies reliably show up in bulk bins and should cost next to nothing. At that price it's a fine placeholder, but there's little reason to seek it out over a direct upgrade.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.