Yamabushi's Flame
Instant
Yamabushi's Flame deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29028
Yamabushi's Flame deals 3 damage to any target and exiles the creature it kills — the exile rider is the whole reason to run it over a cheaper option. Three mana for three damage is below rate in most formats, so this slot needs the exile clause to matter.
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 |
In Commander, Yamabushi's Flame occupies the low end of the removal pile — exile is genuinely relevant against recursion-heavy pods and commanders that want to die, but three mana for three damage is a real cost when four-toughness creatures are common. In Pauper, where the common card pool keeps toughness lower and exile matters against graveyard synergies, it's closer to playable filler. Legacy and Vintage have far better options at every point on the curve, so Yamabushi's Flame never sees those tables. It's a Commander-and-Pauper card, and even there it sits at the back of the queue.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Yamabushi's Flame is deep bulk — you're not paying for it, you're finding it in a common box. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is enormous; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.