Scalding Devil
Creature — Devil
: This creature deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #25586
Scalding Devil asks one red mana per activation to ping any target for 1 damage — playable, but competing against creatures that do this for free or at instant speed. It earns a slot only in dedicated pinger or burn-every-turn engines; everywhere else it's too mana-hungry to matter.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scalding Devil is a fringe inclusion — three players means 120 total life to chip through, and a one-damage-per-mana rate doesn't close games without a serious damage-doubling or untap engine behind it. Pauper is where Scalding Devil has the most legitimate claim: the format's creature quality is lower, one damage per activation is proportionally more relevant, and common-legal pingers see real play in slow control shells. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card simply doesn't clear the bar in those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict — fine if your planeswalker strategy specifically rewards repeated small pings, otherwise too slow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Scalding Devil is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without a second thought. Price stability is essentially guaranteed because there's no spike scenario: it doesn't enable a broken combo and sees no competitive demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.