Heckling Fiends
Creature — Devil
: Target creature attacks this turn if able.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #26559
Heckling Fiends forces each opponent to attack every turn if able, warping the combat step for the entire table the moment it lands. The payoff is real in chaos and aggro-redirect builds, but a 2/2 for three mana with no immediate protection is a fragile delivery mechanism for that effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Heckling Fiends actually does something — multiplayer tables mean three opponents suddenly obligated to swing, which fuels pillow-fort punisher strategies and goad-adjacent chaos decks. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's a legal curiosity with no competitive application; the effect doesn't scale down to one-on-one the way it does across a pod. Oathbreaker shares the multiplayer context and can find fringe use in the same aggro-redirect shells, though the smaller deck size makes consistency less of an excuse to run a three-mana 2/2.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Heckling Fiends is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. The price is stable because demand is narrow; it's a free inclusion if the effect fits your deck, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.