Inner-Flame Acolyte
Creature — Elemental Shaman
When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #25005
Inner-Flame Acolyte gives a creature haste and a +1/+0 pump for two mana at instant speed — cheap enough to matter and fast enough to close games. It's a narrow card, but in any deck that wins by attacking with one big creature the turn it enters, it earns its slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Inner-Flame Acolyte is a role-player in aggressive creature decks that need to push through damage immediately — Winota, Joiner of Forces and Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded shells both want this kind of cheap speed. Pauper is where it has seen the most competitive consideration, slotting into red aggro and Goblin lists that need to close before stabilizing blockers show up. Legacy and Vintage both have the card technically legal, but the card pool is deep enough that Inner-Flame Acolyte rarely makes the cut outside dedicated budget or tribal builds. It's a commons-format card at heart, and that's the context where evaluating it honestly makes sense.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Inner-Flame Acolyte is bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not tracking it on a buylist. Bulk commons this narrow don't move unless a new commander or pauper deck breaks the effect wide open, so don't expect price movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.