Inferno
Instant
Inferno deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #18245
Inferno deals 6 damage to each creature and each player — a board wipe and a Bolt to every face stapled together for six mana. The cost is steep and the sorcery speed means you eat the damage too, but the raw symmetry makes it a legitimate finisher in decks that can pad their own life total or empty the battlefield first.
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 |
In Commander, Inferno earns its slot only in specific shells — lifegain decks that shrug off the self-damage, or burn-dome strategies where hitting all three opponents for 6 is the actual plan. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a six-mana sorcery when faster, cheaper sweepers dominate, and Modern is similarly unforgiving of this mana cost. Inferno is a Commander card in practice, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Inferno sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought if it fits your build. Demand is too narrow for the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.