Riftburst Hellion
Creature — Hellion
Reach
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #20252
Riftburst Hellion enters swinging — a 5/4 that deals 4 damage to any target the moment it hits the battlefield, no attack required. The seven-mana cost is steep, but Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods cheats it into play for free off a cascade trigger, making the entry cost largely irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods cascades into Riftburst Hellion for free off a big attack, turning the seven-mana ask into a no-cost 5/4 that fires 4 damage at any target on entry — exactly the kind of immediate board impact the engine rewards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Riftburst Hellion earns its slot almost exclusively in cascade and cheat-into-play shells — paying seven mana fairly is a real cost, but decks like Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods never expect to. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too fair for the format's pace; seven mana for a 5/4 with a one-time effect doesn't clear the bar when the format's threats close games faster. Pauper is the one 60-card home worth flagging — as a common, Riftburst Hellion clears creatures, kills planeswalkers, or pings faces in a format where 4 damage on entry is a real quantity, though the mana cost still limits it to ramp or cost-reduction shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Riftburst Hellion is deep bulk — pick it up for a dime out of any common bin without a second thought. Bulk commons with narrow homes don't appreciate, so treat this as a pure playability buy, not a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.