Volcano Imp
Creature — Imp
Flying
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #30844
Volcano Imp is a 2/2 flying creature for four mana with a relevant keyword and a painless sacrifice outlet — the rate is simply too poor to clear the bar in competitive Commander. A four-mana 2/2 with flying is the floor of playability in 2024, not a feature.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Volcano Imp is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it has a real conversation is Pauper, where the common-only restriction makes a four-mana 2/2 flyer with a built-in sacrifice trigger at least contextually relevant in black sacrifice shells. In Commander, four mana for a 2/2 is unplayable at virtually any power level — black has access to far more efficient flying threats and sacrifice outlets at lower costs. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the format speed makes Volcano Imp invisible. Oathbreaker lands in the same territory as Commander: the card pool is too deep for this rate to see a slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Volcano Imp is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. There's no financial case here; it holds bulk value and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.