Searing Spear Askari
Creature — Human Knight
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
: This creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28491
Searing Spear Askari is a 2/2 first striker for three mana with a flanking ability that costs two red to activate — playable stats undermined by an expensive, optional keyword that rarely changes combat math enough to justify the mana. There are stronger three-drops in almost every red shell.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Searing Spear Askari sees essentially no play anywhere it's legal. In Commander, a vanilla-adjacent 2/2 for three with a pay-to-activate flanking ability competes against red three-drops that generate immediate board impact, and it loses that comparison badly. Pauper is the only format where its common status could theoretically matter, but the format's red aggro and tempo options outclass it at every angle. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card has no power-level foothold in either.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Searing Spear Askari sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its demand accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a card you pull from a bulk bin, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.