Pardic Firecat
Creature — Elemental Cat
Haste
If this card is in a graveyard, effects from spells named Flame Burst count it as a card named Flame Burst.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30839
Pardic Firecat is a 3/1 haste creature for five mana with a threshold rider that never justifies the rate — you're paying five for a body that trades with a 3/3 and a static ability that requires seven cards in your graveyard to matter. Bulk rare status is accurate; this card does not make competitive cuts in any format.
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 |
Pardic Firecat is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, and it sees meaningful play in none of them. In Commander, five mana for a 3/1 haste is unplayable on rate alone — even dedicated graveyard or threshold decks have access to far more efficient threats. Pauper is where budget constraints matter most, but common-slot red aggressive decks want one- and two-drop haste creatures, not a five-mana 3/1 with a conditional upside. Legacy and Vintage card pools make Pardic Firecat invisible.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Pardic Firecat sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — no competitive demand exists to move the price. Pick it up for a penny-sleeve casual pile if you must, but don't expect the market to disagree with that valuation.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.