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Garna, the Bloodflame

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Flash
When Garna enters, return to your hand all creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere this turn.
Other creatures you control have haste.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{B}{R}
Color identity
BR
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Ultimate Masters
Price
$0.09
EDHREC rank
#8955
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Garna, the Bloodflame card art
Garna, the Bloodflame gives every creature you control haste and returns all your creatures that died this turn to hand when she enters — a flash speed safety net that turns a board wipe into a refill. The six-mana cost is steep, but pairing her with Sneak Attack or Dihada, Binder of Wills makes that cost irrelevant; the value she generates on entry alone justifies the slot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dihada, Binder of Wills

Dihada, Binder of Wills

21.5% of decks · synergy 0.20

Dihada, Binder of Wills runs a legendary-heavy gameplan where creatures hit the board, attack, and die with regularity — exactly the conditions where Garna, the Bloodflame's hand-refill triggers every single turn cycle.

02
Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.16

Shadow the Hedgehog cares about creatures dying and returning, so Garna, the Bloodflame does double duty: the haste grant enables immediate attacks, and the death-retrieval clause keeps the engine running after combat or opponent interaction.

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

Commander is where Garna, the Bloodflame earns her keep — six mana is fine in a 40-life format where the board state regularly invites sweepers, and her flash timing lets you ambush a wrath by holding her up at instant speed. In competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage she's a novelty at best; six mana is a concession speech in those environments, and the triggered ability is too conditional to see play over more proactive options. Modern and Pioneer are the same story: the mana cost prices her out before the synergy ever comes online. Oathbreaker gives her a second niche home if the signature spell supports sacrifice or recursion themes.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

114 decks
Breath of FuryGarna, the Bloodflame

Breath of FuryGarna, the Bloodflame

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite combat damage; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce

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Price Context

Current price

$0.09 bulk tier

At $0.09, Garna, the Bloodflame is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any common box. Bulk rares with narrow but real combo applications rarely spike hard, so don't expect this to move unless a high-profile deck puts her on camera.

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