Piru, the Volatile
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying, lifelink
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Piru unless you pay 
.
When Piru dies, it deals 7 damage to each nonlegendary creature.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #9391
Piru, the Volatile hits the table as a 7/7 flying lifelinker that nukes every non-legendary creature when it dies — a board wipe stapled to a threat. The cost is real: seven mana to cast, plus you have to pay four at your upkeep or sacrifice it yourself, which means opponents have a window to answer it before the bomb goes off. Run it when you can control the detonation; Dihada, Binder of Wills makes that trivially easy by tutoring Piru directly into play under her protection.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dihada, Binder of Wills
Dihada, Binder of Wills puts Piru, the Volatile into play with indestructible, then lets it die on demand — the upkeep cost becomes a feature, not a bug, since you choose exactly when the board wipe resolves.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Piru, the Volatile actually belongs — the multiplayer life totals make the lifelink drain meaningful, and a death-triggered board wipe that spares only legendaries fits naturally into legends-matter builds or sacrifice loops. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; seven mana for a slow-fuse wipe doesn't compete with the format's actual threats and answers. Piru is unplayable in competitive non-rotating formats on rate alone, so treat it as a Commander-exclusive piece and build around it accordingly.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Piru, the Volatile is deep bulk — a seven-mana legendary with a narrow home doesn't generate secondary-market pressure. That price is stable: casual demand from legends-matter and sacrifice builds keeps it from hitting zero, but there's no catalyst to push it higher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.