Torch Slinger
Creature — Goblin Shaman
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, it deals 2 damage to target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #26572
Torch Slinger enters, kills a small creature, and leaves you with a 2/2 body — all on one card. The kicker cost is real at five total mana, but the two-for-one is clean and the goblin type makes it relevant in tribal shells.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Torch Slinger is a Pauper-playable removal creature, and that's where it sees the most legitimate consideration — the format's low power ceiling makes a 2/2 plus a Shock stapled together genuinely useful. In Commander, it's a goblin tribal inclusion first and a removal spell second; the body is undersized for 75-card games, but Krenko and similar goblin synergy commanders will count the creature type before the effect. Competitive Legacy, Modern, and Vintage offer far more efficient options at every point on the curve, so Torch Slinger doesn't register there outside of budget or singleton novelty.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Torch Slinger is deep bulk — the kind of card that rounds out a trade binder or fills a tribal slot without touching your budget. There's no financial upside here; it's a penny card and will stay one.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.