Smoldering Efreet
Creature — Efreet Monk
When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #30012
Smoldering Efreet is a 2/1 flying body for two mana that deals 2 damage to you when it dies — a real cost that rarely gets paid off in most contexts. It's outclassed by cheaper or cleaner options at every turn, and the death trigger makes it actively punishing in aggressive mirrors.
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 |
Smoldering Efreet is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth doesn't translate to play. In Pauper it's the most plausible home — budget red aggro can use a two-mana flier — but even there it competes poorly against more efficient common beaters with no downside. In Commander, a 2/1 that pings you on death contributes almost nothing at a 100-card table where every slot needs to pull weight. Across every format where it's legal, Smoldering Efreet is outpaced by better options at the same mana cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Smoldering Efreet is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box at a dollar store. There's no price floor to speak of, and no realistic demand driver that would move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.