Rionya, Fire Dancer
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create X tokens that are copies of another target creature you control, where X is one plus the number of instant and sorcery spells you've cast this turn. They gain haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3059
Rionya, Fire Dancer generates token copies of your best creature at the end of combat — and every instant or sorcery you cast that turn adds another copy to the stack. The cost is a five-mana legendary that does nothing until you attack, but pair her with Combat Celebrant or copy her trigger with Rootha, Mastering the Moment and the board state becomes unmanageable in a single turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
Rootha, Mastering the Moment appears in over 63% of Rionya, Fire Dancer decks because copying an instant or sorcery is exactly how Rionya counts triggers — Rootha's ability directly inflates the number of tokens Rionya produces at end of combat.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Each token copy of Etali, Primal Conqueror triggers its attack ability independently, so Rionya, Fire Dancer can turn a single Etali swing into a cascade of free spells cast off every opponent's library.
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Rionya, Fire Dancer is a Human, which means every token she creates can trigger Winota, Joiner of Forces on the next attack — the two commanders chain directly into each other if Rionya resolves first.
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
Muddle, the Ever-Changing rewards stacking instants and sorceries, the same behavior Rionya, Fire Dancer taxes, so both commanders pull the deck toward the same spell-heavy gameplan.
The Master, Multiplied
The Master, Multiplied cares about creating token copies of itself, and Rionya, Fire Dancer's end-of-combat trigger is one of the cleanest ways in Izzet colors to produce those copies at scale.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Rionya, Fire Dancer is actually worth building around — the five-mana cost and combat dependency are fine in a 40-life multiplayer game where a single explosive turn can close out multiple opponents. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper but irrelevant in practice; no competitive shell in either format wants a five-mana do-nothing-until-attack legendary when faster win conditions exist at a fraction of the cost. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth considering, since the tighter card pool can make Rionya's token generation harder to race against.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Rionya, Fire DancerCombat Celebrant
Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB
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Rionya, Fire DancerPort Razer
Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite damage; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Breath of FuryRionya, Fire Dancer
Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite creature tokens with haste
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Rionya, Fire DancerBloodthirster
Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite ETB
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Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Rionya, Fire Dancer isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live figure. Given its niche but dedicated Commander following, it typically falls in the affordable-to-mid range for a legendary creature, and demand is unlikely to spike unless a new combo piece significantly raises its profile.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.