Scaldkin
Creature — Elemental
Flying
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #30448
Scaldkin pays five mana to deal 2 damage to any target by sacrificing itself — a lousy rate for a 2/2 flier that doesn't threaten to do anything until you spend additional mana. Run it only if you have a specific sacrifice payoff that makes the sac outlet matter more than the body.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Scaldkin is legal in every major format but sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Commander, it occasionally appears in sacrifice-matters decks that need redundant sac outlets, but five mana to deal 2 is so far below rate that better options exist at every price point. In Pauper, where cheap commons can punch above their weight, Scaldkin's inefficiency still disqualifies it — the format's blue-red shells want card advantage or tempo, not a slow ping. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Scaldkin is deep bulk — the kind of card you find at the bottom of a common box. That price reflects its play rate accurately and is unlikely to move without a surprise reprint in a product that inflates demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.