Kessig Forgemaster // Flameheart Werewolf
Creature — Human Shaman Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, this creature deals 1 damage to that creature.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #19075
Flameheart Werewolf's ping-on-attack ability turns every combat step into pressure, and Kessig Forgemaster // Flameheart Werewolf transforms cheaply enough that Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks can slot it in without straining the curve. At two mana front-faced, the entry cost matches the output.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord cares about Wolves and Werewolves attacking, and Kessig Forgemaster // Flameheart Werewolf feeds that engine twice — it triggers Tovolar's card draw condition as a creature that attacks, then punishes blockers with the Flameheart side's damage ping, keeping combat math permanently awkward for opponents.
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 |
Kessig Forgemaster // Flameheart Werewolf is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it lives almost exclusively in Werewolf tribal, where Tovolar-led decks want every Wolf body they can find and the Flameheart side's repeated damage adds up over a long game. In Modern and Pioneer the card has never broken through — two-mana 1/1s with conditional upside don't clear the competitive bar in formats where removal is cheap and tempo matters every turn. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all; the power ceiling is simply too low for those environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Kessig Forgemaster // Flameheart Werewolf is deep bulk — pick it up in a collection or grab a copy from a bin without thinking twice. Bulk tribal commons and uncommons like this rarely move unless the tribe gets a major new commander, so don't expect the price to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.