Kiln Fiend
Creature — Elemental Beast
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #16411
Kiln Fiend turns a single spell into a +3/+0 pump, stacking fast enough to kill a player from nowhere on turn three or four. At two mana, the rate is absurd — Balmor, Battlemage Captain runs it in roughly one in five builds for exactly that reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Balmor, Battlemage Captain already buffs the whole team whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, so Kiln Fiend stacks a second +3/+0 on top of that trigger — one Divination becomes a lethal swing out of nowhere.
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 |
Pauper is where Kiln Fiend has done its most damage, fueling Izzet storm-lite shells that chain cantrips and threaten a one-shot kill as early as turn three. In Modern it sees fringe play in Kiln Fiend combo lists, though the format's removal density makes relying on a single creature risky without protection spells. Legacy has the tools to support it but also the interaction to stop it cold, so it only shows up in dedicated spell-slinger builds chasing redundancy. In Commander, Kiln Fiend is a redundant threat in spellslinger decks — it doesn't need much to threaten commander damage, and it punishes any table that taps out on the wrong turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Kiln Fiend is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that has genuine tournament history. That price is stable; it's been reprinted enough that supply consistently outpaces demand, so there's no scarcity story here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.