Slith Firewalker
Creature — Slith
Haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Junior Series Europe
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27203
Slith Firewalker comes down on turn two, swings unblocked, and permanently gets bigger — every combat it connects is a free +1/+1 counter with no additional mana spent. The catch is that it does nothing if the board clogs up, making it a card for aggressive red shells that can clear a path, not midrange piles hoping to grind.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Slith Firewalker is a niche inclusion — it fits red aggro-go-wide strategies, particularly under commanders that can give it evasion or clear blockers repeatedly, but 21 poison-free life totals mean a 1/1 that grows slowly is rarely a threat at a four-player table. Modern and Legacy are where the card had its moment: early aggressive red decks once used it as a threat that punished any stumble, though it has largely been outclassed by creatures with built-in evasion or higher base power. Vintage has better options at every slot. Slith Firewalker is legal in Oathbreaker, where the lower starting life and two-player dynamic give its counter-accumulation more practical reach.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Slith Firewalker at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow competitive application and age, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory and is easy to pick up without much investment.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.