Ogre Arsonist
Creature — Ogre
When this creature enters, destroy target land.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- IDW Comics Inserts
- Price
- $0.80
- EDHREC rank
- #28451
Ogre Arsonist enters and forces an opponent to sacrifice a land — a 4/2 body with a Stone Rain stapled to it for five mana. That rate is too slow for competitive tables but functional in casual land-disruption shells where the tempo hit actually matters.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ogre Arsonist occupies a narrow lane: land destruction decks that want redundancy beyond the usual enchantment-based stax pieces. The effect is real — making one opponent sacrifice a land on turn five can strand them off a color or delay a key threat — but five mana for a single-target, sorcery-speed land hit is a steep ask when the table has three other players to worry about. In Legacy and Vintage, Ogre Arsonist doesn't see play; those formats have far more efficient land disruption available. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — legal, occasionally useful, rarely the right slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.80 bulk tier
At $0.80, Ogre Arsonist is firmly bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is deep; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.