Storm Fleet Arsonist
Creature — Orc Pirate
Raid — When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, target opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #23216
Storm Fleet Arsonist trades a five-mana body for one free Edict effect — forcing an opponent to sacrifice a creature when it enters — which is a real ask for a single card with no other upside. The cost is steep: five mana for a 4/3 that needs Raid active to even deliver the effect, putting it squarely in 'fine if you're already attacking, unplayable if you're not' territory.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Storm Fleet Arsonist sees virtually no play in competitive Constructed — Modern and Pioneer have faster, cheaper removal and more efficient five-drops, so there's no realistic slot for it. In Legacy and Vintage, the bar is even higher and a conditional Edict on a 4/3 doesn't clear it. Commander is the only home where Storm Fleet Arsonist is occasionally functional: pirate-tribal builds run it for tribal density, and the Edict is genuinely useful in a multiplayer game where targeted removal is at a premium, though the Raid restriction means it's a liability in slower or defensive builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Storm Fleet Arsonist is deep bulk — it costs nothing to try and nothing to cut. That price reflects actual demand, and there's no reason to expect it to move; Edict effects at five mana with an attack requirement don't develop secondary-market legs.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.