Pyroclast Consul
Creature — Elemental Shaman
Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, this creature deals 2 damage to each creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #29280
Pyroclast Consul hits the board and immediately threatens a sweeper on every subsequent turn, taxing opponents into either wide-open attacks or a costly pass. The payoff is real, but six mana for a 4/4 that requires additional mana investment each activation means it competes hard for a slot in any serious red deck.
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 |
In Commander, Pyroclast Consul fits best in token-heavy red or Boros strategies where you can trigger it repeatedly while keeping your own board clear of small creatures — or in shells that simply don't run them. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are legal on paper, but six mana and sorcery-speed activation put Pyroclast Consul well outside competitive consideration in those formats where the game is often decided by turn three. Oathbreaker is the same story: legal, irrelevant.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Pyroclast Consul is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a niche effect that sees modest Commander play. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't tend to move unless a new commander breaks them wide open, so don't expect the price to shift.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.