Rimefire Torque
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove three charge counters from this artifact: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #12977
Rimefire Torque turns every Zombie ETB into a free +1/+1 counter and a cold counter dropped on an opponent's creature, which is a meaningful board presence for one mana. Geralf, the Fleshwright churns out Zombies every turn, so the torque isn't a one-shot trick — it's an engine piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
Geralf, the Fleshwright creates a Zombie on each of your turns, meaning Rimefire Torque triggers repeatedly — stacking your board with counters while steadily taxing opposing creatures with cold counters that make blocking worse and worse.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rimefire Torque is a role-player, not a staple — it earns its slot in Zombie token decks where triggers fire every turn, but it's dead weight in lists that don't flood the board with Zombies. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a one-mana equipment that does nothing the turn you play it without the right creature type alongside it. Modern and Pioneer could theoretically support a Zombie aggro shell, but the card's ceiling there is still low — it's a lord effect spread across multiple turns rather than an immediate threat. Rimefire Torque is a Commander card dressed up in a legal status elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Rimefire Torque sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to acquire, easy to throw in a list without thinking twice about the cost. Bulk rares from recent sets rarely climb unless they break into a competitive format, and nothing about Rimefire Torque's profile suggests that's coming.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.