Valley Flamecaller
Creature — Lizard Warlock
If a Lizard, Mouse, Otter, or Raccoon you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 instead.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Promos
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #8422
Valley Flamecaller enters and immediately threatens lethal by giving your whole team +1/+0 and haste, then swings in to deal damage equal to the number of attacking creatures — all on a single 5-mana body. The cost is real: six power split across two bodies with no protection means removal or a bad attack step sends it to the graveyard with nothing to show, but the ceiling on a wide board is high enough that Gev, Scaled Scorch players run it in 68% of their decks.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch rewards aggressive go-wide attacks, and Valley Flamecaller delivers exactly that — instant haste for the whole team plus a damage trigger that scales with board width turns a medium attack into a finishing blow.
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame builds around Equipment and power-matters synergies, and Valley Flamecaller's haste enablement lets Mabel and newly equipped creatures threaten the moment they hit the table.
Muerra, Trash Tactician
Muerra, Trash Tactician leverages sacrifice and aggressive creature strategies where speed matters, and Valley Flamecaller's one-shot haste anthem lets a fresh wave of creatures pressure opponents before they can stabilize.
Alania, Divergent Storm
Alania, Divergent Storm goes wide with token copies, and Valley Flamecaller's combat damage trigger scales directly with that — more attackers means more damage, making it a credible finisher even at 13% inclusion.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Valley Flamecaller does its best work — the format's multiplayer structure means wide boards are common, and a single swing with the damage trigger active can close out a player or force multiple blocks that clear the path for another. In 60-card competitive formats like Modern and Pioneer, six mana for a creature that dies to any removal spell before combat is too slow to matter, and the payoff requires board investment that faster decks can't afford to maintain. Legacy and Vintage offer nothing here — better finishers exist at every price point. Standard is the one format where it occasionally sees fringe play in aggressive red or Gruul token strategies, though it still sits at the top of the curve. Stay in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Valley Flamecaller is firmly bulk — you can pick up a copy without thinking about it. Bulk rares with niche Commander homes tend to stay in this range unless a top-tier deck breaks them out, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.