Reckless Blaze
Sorcery — Lesson
Reckless Blaze deals 5 damage to each creature. Whenever a creature you control dealt damage this way dies this turn, add 
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- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #13007
Reckless Blaze hits every opponent for 3 damage — 9 total in a four-player pod — for three mana, and the cost of discarding a card is a feature inside Iroh, Grand Lotus builds that want cards in the graveyard. Outside that specific engine, the discard feels like a real price; inside it, this is just a three-mana Arc Lightning that fuels your commander.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroh, Grand Lotus
Iroh, Grand Lotus rewards you for discarding cards, turning the drawback of Reckless Blaze into additional value — you're not losing a card, you're paying an alternate cost that triggers your engine while pinging every opponent at the table.
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 |
Reckless Blaze is a Commander card through and through — the 9 damage spread across three opponents is irrelevant in one-on-one formats, where it's just an overcosted Lightning Bolt with a discard stapled on. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive application; nothing in those formats wants to pay three mana to deal 3 to a single opponent. Commander is the only context where the multi-target clause earns its mana cost, and even there it's narrowly slotted: you want Iroh, Grand Lotus or a similar discard-matters shell to justify the card disadvantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Reckless Blaze is bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the deck calls for it. Narrow, commander-specific cards at this price point rarely move, so don't expect appreciation; just buy it and play it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Iroh, Grand Lotus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.