Damage doublers

33 Commander-legal cards are damage doublers. The most-played are Twinflame Tyrant; Fiery Emancipation; and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus (card data dated November 11, 2026).

A damage doubler makes a source deal twice the damage it would, or three times as much. The 33 Commander-legal doublers, most-played first.

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Best damage doublers in Commander

Ranked most-played first, the best damage doublers in Commander are Twinflame Tyrant; Fiery Emancipation; Solphim, Mayhem Dominus; City on Fire; and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Every card on this list is legal in Commander as of the card data dated November 11, 2026.

What these cards do

A damage doubler is a replacement effect: if a source would deal damage, it deals double that damage instead. Furnace of Rath and Dictate of the Twin Gods double all damage, Angrath's Marauders only your sources, Gratuitous Violence only your creatures, and Fiery Emancipation and City on Fire triple it. Burn, combat and commander damage decks play them to end the game in one turn.

They differ in whose damage they multiply and against whom. Twinflame Tyrant and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus double only what you deal to opponents and their permanents (Solphim only noncombat damage), Fire Servant only your red instants and sorceries, and Inquisitor's Flail and The Sound of Drums one creature's combat damage. Furnace of Rath and Dictate of the Twin Gods double damage dealt to you as well.

Rules note: two damage doublers stack, because each replacement effect applies once to the same event, so two of them make four times the damage. When several apply, the player being dealt the damage, or the controller of the permanent, chooses the order.

The list

33 cards in all, most-played first. Every card links to its page with printings, prices and format legality.

  1. Twinflame Tyrant (Creature - Dragon)
  2. Fiery Emancipation (Enchantment)
  3. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus (Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Horror)
  4. City on Fire (Enchantment)
  5. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight (Legendary Creature - Angel)
  6. Gratuitous Violence (Enchantment)
  7. Lightning, Army of One (Legendary Creature - Human Soldier)
  8. Dictate of the Twin Gods (Enchantment)
  9. Angrath's Marauders (Creature - Human Pirate)
  10. Uncivil Unrest (Enchantment)
  11. Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied (Legendary Creature - Human Mutant Wizard)
  12. Fiendish Duo (Creature - Devil)
  13. The Sound of Drums (Enchantment - Aura)
  14. Inquisitor's Flail (Artifact - Equipment)
  15. Furnace of Rath (Enchantment)
  16. Jeska, Thrice Reborn (Legendary Planeswalker - Jeska)
  17. Neriv, Heart of the Storm (Legendary Creature - Spirit Dragon)
  18. The Rollercrusher Ride (Legendary Enchantment)
  19. Isengard Unleashed (Sorcery)
  20. Insult // Injury (Sorcery)
  21. Sawhorn Nemesis (Creature - Dinosaur)
  22. Curse of Bloodletting (Enchantment - Aura Curse)
  23. Calamity Bearer (Creature - Giant Berserker)
  24. Obosh, the Preypiercer (Legendary Creature - Hellion Horror)
  25. Fire Servant (Creature - Elemental)
  26. Quest for Pure Flame (Enchantment)
  27. Impulsive Maneuvers (Enchantment)
  28. Desperate Gambit (Instant)
  29. Goblin Goliath (Creature - Goblin Mutant)
  30. Bitter Feud (Enchantment)
  31. Overblaze (Instant - Arcane)
  32. Anthem of Rakdos (Enchantment)
  33. Blind Fury (Instant)

How this list is built

Commander-legal cards with a replacement effect that makes a source deal double, twice or three times the damage it would deal, to any permanent or player or to the ones it names: your sources, a creature type, an equipped or enchanted creature, or every source. Cards that multiply only their own damage, or only damage dealt to you, and spells that deal a doubled amount once are not listed. One entry per card, most-played first.

Built from the card data dated 2026-11-11.

Frequently asked questions

What is a damage doubler in MTG?

A card that makes a source deal more damage than it would. Each one does it with a replacement effect (rule 614.1a: effects that use the word "instead" are replacement effects): if a source would deal damage, it deals double that damage instead (rule 701.10g). The damage is dealt once, at the larger amount, and its results, such as life loss, follow it (rule 120.3a).

Do two damage doublers stack?

Yes. A replacement effect gets only one opportunity to affect an event (rule 614.5), but each doubler is a separate effect: once one has been applied, the next one applies to the modified event (rule 616.1f). Two doublers make four times the damage, a doubler and a tripler six times. When several apply, the affected player, or the controller of the affected permanent, chooses the order (rule 616.1).

Does doubled combat damage count as commander damage?

Yes. A player who has been dealt 21 or more combat damage by the same commander over the game loses (rule 903.10a), and what counts is the damage actually dealt, after replacement effects (rule 120.4b). A commander whose 11 combat damage to a player is doubled deals 22, enough on its own.

Sources

  • Comprehensive Rules, effective September 25, 2026: rules 614.1a and 614.5 (replacement effects), rule 701.10g (doubling damage), rules 616.1 and 616.1f (applying several of them), rules 120.3a and 120.4b (dealing damage) and rule 903.10a (commander damage).
  • Mana Grove card database, MTGJSON build of November 11, 2026: the rules text, type line and Commander legality of every card on this list, and the deck-inclusion popularity rank behind its order.

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