Firespitter Whelp

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Firespitter Whelp: Creature - Dragon, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
157
Artist
David Álvarez
Commander rank
4,019 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Firespitter Whelp

Firespitter Whelp is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 157 in that set, with art by David Álvarez. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Foundations Commander (2024) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Whenever you cast a noncreature or Dragon spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.

In subsequent terms, first-year students were prohibited from enrolling in Introduction to Dragonkeeping.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Firespitter Whelp by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Firespitter Whelp

Firespitter Whelp has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #761Uncommon2026
Foundations (FDN) #197Uncommon2024
Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #14Uncommon2024

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Firespitter Whelp.

  • Firespitter Whelp's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Firespitter Whelp is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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