Syr Carah, the Bold
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Whenever Syr Carah or an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
: Syr Carah deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #13428
Syr Carah, the Bold turns every spell that deals damage into a card draw trigger, stacking impulse draw fast enough to empty a hand and refill it in the same turn. The cost is five mana and a body that dies to any stiff breeze — but the engine it runs is real, and Torbran, Thane of Red Fell players in particular know exactly what to do with that text.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell already wants to chain cheap red burn and creatures, and Syr Carah, the Bold converts every damage source Torbran pumps into immediate card advantage — the two together turn a single Shard Volley into a draw trigger and a bigger clock simultaneously.
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 |
Commander is where Syr Carah, the Bold actually lives — as a 99-card include in red burn and storm-adjacent decks, or as the commander of her own impulsive draw-go build. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, five mana for a 3/3 that requires you to be dealing damage is too slow and too conditional when Magma Opus and Treasure Cruise already fight for that space. Vintage is legal but the same logic applies even harder. Oathbreaker is a reasonable shell if your signature spell is direct damage, where the draw triggers stack quickly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Syr Carah, the Bold is bulk — pick it up for almost nothing and don't think twice about it. Bulk mythics rarely spike without a specific combo discovery or format adoption, and there's no current pressure pushing this one higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.