Hearthborn Battler
Creature — Lizard Warlock
Haste
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, this creature deals 2 damage to target opponent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #6485
Hearthborn Battler enters with a +1/+1 counter whenever another creature enters — that's a self-scaling threat that compounds fast in creature-dense shells. The cost is a three-mana 2/2 baseline that does nothing without a supporting cast, so it's dead weight in decks that don't flood the board; Gev, Scaled Scorch lists run it precisely because they do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch triggers off counters placed on creatures, and Hearthborn Battler generates one for itself every time another creature arrives — each new body feeds Gev's damage engine while the Battler itself grows into a legitimate threat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hearthborn Battler slots cleanly into any go-wide or creature-storm shell that wants a body that scales with the number of bodies. Outside Commander, the competition stiffens fast — Modern and Pioneer have access to more efficient three-drops that don't require a critical mass of creatures to earn their slot. Legacy and Vintage won't touch it. Standard is the one non-Commander 60-card context where it could see fringe play in aggressive token or counter strategies, but it's not pushing into any top tier.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Hearthborn Battler is bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card itself. Bulk rares with niche commander synergy rarely climb unless a high-profile deck drags them up, so grab copies for your Gev list now and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.