Flamebraider
Flamebraider: Creature - Elemental Bard, Lorwyn Eclipsed. Tap: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Elemental Bard
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 139
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Commander rank
- 5,665 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Flamebraider
Flamebraider is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL), an expansion set released in January 2026. It is collector number 139 in that set, with art by Pete Venters. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. 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. Lorwyn Eclipsed is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Elemental spells or activate abilities of Elemental sources.
"You seek guidance on your Path. Then let me provide it: What greater flame is there than the sun?"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Flamebraider by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Flamebraider.
- "Elemental sources" include any objects with the creature type Elemental. For example, you could spend the mana to activate the ability of an Elemental permanent you control or an Elemental card in your hand or graveyard.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Flamebraider is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.