Inescapable Blaze
Instant
This spell can't be countered.
Inescapable Blaze deals 6 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #21166
Inescapable Blaze deals 6 damage that can't be countered — to any target, at instant speed, for six mana. That's a clean rate for a finisher in spell-slinging Commander decks, and the uncounterable clause makes it a reliable answer to hexproof commanders or blue-heavy 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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Inescapable Blaze earns its slot in high-storm or spellcount decks where six damage to a player or planeswalker closes a loop rather than trading one-for-one. The uncounterable text matters most at tables running heavy blue interaction, where the average Counterspell density is high enough to strand burn spells on the stack. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's essentially unplayable — six mana is too slow for those formats, and burn options at that cost have far better rate. Oathbreaker gives it a narrow home in red spell-centric builds where the commander reduces cost or counts casts.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Inescapable Blaze is deep bulk — easy to acquire and never a financial consideration. Bulk rares at this price point rarely move unless a format shift makes them staples, and nothing about Inescapable Blaze's rate suggests that's coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.