Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright
Battle — Siege // Creature — Goblin Spellshaper
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11251
Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright flips into a 2/2 that pumps Goblins and generates Goblin tokens on attack — a persistent tribal engine for three mana. The front side's loot effect is incidental value; the back side is the whole reason Disa the Restless builds want this card.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Disa the Restless
Disa the Restless pulls Lhurgoyfs and similar threats from the graveyard, and Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright feeds that engine by looting on entry — pitching creatures to the yard while flipping into a Goblin-generating attacker that keeps the board pressure coming.
Winter, Misanthropic Guide
Winter, Misanthropic Guide cares about Goblins entering the battlefield, so Kyren Flamewright's combat trigger producing a token on each attack lines up cleanly with Winter, Misanthropic Guide's payoffs and keeps the Goblin count climbing without extra investment.
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, Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright earns its slot in dedicated Goblin tribal builds — the looting is free card selection, and Kyren Flamewright as an ongoing token generator compounds quickly with lords and sacrifice outlets. In Modern and Pioneer, the card is legal but faces stiff competition from more efficient tribal payoffs; it's unlikely to see serious play outside of fringe Goblin strategies where redundancy matters. Legacy and Vintage have it, but the power bar is too high for a three-mana battle to compete. Oathbreaker is probably the friendliest non-Commander home, where lower average power levels let Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright's persistent back side do real work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if Goblin tribal is your thing. It's unlikely to spike without a breakout Standard or Modern showing, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.