Pyretic Hunter
Creature — Elemental Cat
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Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the highest number you noted for cards named Pyretic Hunter.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30963
Pyretic Hunter enters with power and toughness equal to the number of creatures you control, making it a potential one-card finisher in wide token strategies. The ceiling is real, but so is the ceiling on better options — at four mana with no evasion, it competes in a crowded space.
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 |
Pyretic Hunter is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically sees play only in Commander, where token swarm decks can routinely make it a 10/10 or larger. In Legacy and Vintage, the formats move too fast and the removal too efficient for a vanilla-statted creature at four mana to matter. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's conditions closely enough that the same go-wide strategies apply, though the smaller card pool makes slotting it less consistent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Pyretic Hunter is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a dollar box. Bulk mythics and rares with narrow applications tend to stay in this range, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.