Igneous Cur
Creature — Elemental Dog
: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #20019
Igneous Cur is a 2/2 with reach and a situational damage trigger — fine stats for two mana, but it competes in a slot crowded with better options. Play it in dedicated Fire Dog or creature-type synergy builds; outside those contexts, it doesn't earn its slot.
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 |
Igneous Cur is a bulk common that sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, it's strictly a tribal or budget consideration — the reach is functional, but a 2/2 body doesn't move the needle in a 100-card singleton format unless your commander rewards the creature type specifically. In Pauper, where commons actually compete, it sits below the power threshold of what aggressive or midrange decks want for two mana. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are non-starters; Igneous Cur brings nothing those formats can't find more efficiently elsewhere.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Igneous Cur is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand driver that would push it higher.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.