Keldon Flamesage
Creature — Human Shaman
Enlist
Whenever this creature attacks, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is this creature's power. You may exile an instant or sorcery card with mana value X or less from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria United Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17806
Keldon Flamesage turns a high-power spell into a free damage source — every instant or sorcery with mana value 5 or greater you cast triggers an impulsed exile and a potential burn shot. The ceiling is real in spell-heavy red decks, but the condition locks it out of low-curve or creature-based strategies entirely.
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 |
Commander is where Keldon Flamesage actually lives — red spell-slinger decks running Vadrik, Astral Archmage or Veyran, Voice of Duality routinely cast multiple large spells per turn cycle, which means multiple triggers. Outside Commander, the card is technically legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer, but the competitive card pools in those formats offer far more efficient payoffs for going big on instants and sorceries, so Keldon Flamesage doesn't see meaningful play there. Stick to Commander, specifically high-CMC spell-heavy builds, and this card earns its slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Keldon Flamesage isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its narrow Commander niche, it has historically sat in bulk-rare territory — likely an easy pickup if the deck wants it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.