Valakut Fireboar
Creature — Elemental Boar
Whenever this creature attacks, switch its power and toughness until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #26473
Valakut Fireboar flips its power and toughness at the start of combat, turning a 1/7 into a 7/1 attacker on your turn — real damage, real threat, no mana investment beyond casting it. The cost is that 7/1 stat line dies to nearly every ping and combat trick in the format, so it wins races but loses fights.
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 |
Valakut Fireboar is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Commander, the 1/7 body blocks decently while the 7/1 swing can close out a weakened opponent, and it fits neatly into any red stompy or Gruul beatdown shell that wants a cheap, wide-statted creature. In Modern and Legacy, a five-mana 7/1 on attack simply doesn't compete — those formats kill faster and more efficiently than Valakut Fireboar can threaten. Commander is the only format where its clunky rate is forgiven, and even there it's a casual-table card rather than a competitive staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Valakut Fireboar is deep bulk — the floor of the market. There's no meaningful price upside here; it's a casual-only card with a narrow home, and bulk rares at this price point stay bulk.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.