Reckless Pyrosurfer
Creature — Human Scout
Haste
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gains battle cry until end of turn. (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Each instance of battle cry triggers separately.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #16613
Reckless Pyrosurfer puts a repeatable damage trigger on the board the turn it lands — every instant or sorcery you cast pings a target for 2, which adds up fast in spell-heavy red decks. Three mana for a 2/3 with that kind of reach is a fair rate, and it's the kind of card that demands an answer before it snowballs.
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, Reckless Pyrosurfer slots cleanly into Izzet or Grixis spell-slinger shells where casting five or six instants and sorceries per turn cycle is routine — those pings turn into meaningful damage across multiple opponents. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically legal homes, but neither format is looking for a three-mana 2/3 that needs time to generate value; it won't see play there. Modern has enough cheap interaction that Reckless Pyrosurfer would need to survive long enough to matter, which is a hard ask against the format's speed. Commander is the clear best home — the longer game lets the cumulative damage do real work.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Reckless Pyrosurfer is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for pocket change. Bulk rares with niche Commander appeal tend to sit at this floor indefinitely unless a high-profile deck breaks them out, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.