Longhorn Firebeast
Creature — Elemental Ox Beast
When this creature enters, any opponent may have it deal 5 damage to them. If a player does, sacrifice this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #26033
Longhorn Firebeast enters and forces every opponent to pay 2 life or 2 mana — at three mana, that's immediate, guaranteed table pressure before it ever attacks. It's a fine body with a real ETB tax, but the effect doesn't scale and opponents in Commander will absorb the hit without flinching.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Longhorn Firebeast is fringe playable in aggressive red decks that care about ETB triggers or incremental life drain — the three-player spread on the enters trigger adds up faster than it looks, but it still won't make most competitive or even mid-power lists. In Pauper, where the common slot is brutally contested, it's too slow and the opponent has full choice, making it nearly unplayable in a format that punishes bad rate. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — Longhorn Firebeast doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a red burn or life-drain signature spell shell might find a one-time use for it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Longhorn Firebeast is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. It won't appreciate; narrow, underpowered cards at this price tier stay there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.