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Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

Card: Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos

Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
More Than Meets the Eye {B}{R} (You may cast this card converted for {B}{R}.)
Sacrifice another artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Flamewar and convert it. Activate only as a sorcery.
{1}, Discard your hand: Put all exiled cards you own with intel counters on them into your hand.
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Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Menace, deathtouch
Whenever Flamewar deals combat damage to a player, exile that many cards from the top of your library face down. Put an intel counter on each of them. Convert Flamewar.

Reference price of the card: €0.60

Average lands in decks for Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative: 34

ArtifactsVoltronTreasureDiscardAggro+1/+1 CountersSacrificeEquipment

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🎲 How the average Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative deck starts over 4,000 games

The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.

2.9average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
23 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
28 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C+ (64/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Mountain)

Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ichor Wellspring · Oni-Cult Anvil · Prized Statue · Cranial Plating · Loyal Apprentice · Cranial Ram · Rakdos Signet · Myr Retriever · Scrap Trawler · Talisman of Indulgence · Guild Artisan · Foundry Inspector · Chaos Warp · Feed the Swarm · Nimblewright Schematic · Swiftfoot Boots · Servo Schematic · Mycosynth Wellspring · Solemn Simulacrum · Terminate · Mephitic Draught · Professional Face-Breaker · Weapons Manufacturing · Marionette Apprentice · Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer · Blasphemous Act · Mayhem Devil · Crime Novelist · Deadly Dispute · Goblin Welder · Rakdos Charm · Reckless Fireweaver · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Dowsing Device // Geode Grotto · Goblin Engineer · Junk Diver · Thought Vessel · Key to the City · Marionette Master · Abrade · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Diamond Pick-Axe · Fellwar Stone · Mind Stone · Obsessive Pursuit · Workshop Assistant · Dark Ritual · Built to Smash · Lightning Greaves · Nettlecyst · Bedevil · Welding Jar · Lizard Blades · Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa · Ravenous Robots · The Reaver Cleaver · Curse of Opulence · Faithless Looting · Grim Hireling · Disciple of the Vault · Untimely Malfunction · Deflecting Swat · Trash for Treasure · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Great Furnace · Vault of Whispers · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Drossforge Bridge · Rogue's Passage · Luxury Suite · Foreboding Ruins · Bloodstained Mire · Darksteel Citadel · Shadowblood Ridge · Buried Ruin · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Haunted Ridge · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Blazemire Verge · Tainted Peak · Graven Cairns · Exotic Orchard · Blackcleave Cliffs

🃏 Recommended cards for Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Ichor Wellspring 69% +66%
Prized Statue 65% +63%
Oni-Cult Anvil 65% +62%
Cranial Plating 58% +57%
Great Furnace 59% +53%
Vault of Whispers 58% +52%
Cranial Ram 54% +52%
Loyal Apprentice 56% +51%
Scrap Trawler 50% +49%
Myr Retriever 50% +48%
Guild Artisan 49% +48%
Foundry Inspector 48% +46%
Nimblewright Schematic 46% +46%
Servo Schematic 45% +45%
Mycosynth Wellspring 44% +43%
Mephitic Draught 42% +42%
Weapons Manufacturing 41% +40%
Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer 40% +40%
Drossforge Bridge 44% +38%
Dowsing Device 33% +33%
Goblin Welder 34% +31%
Junk Diver 32% +31%
Tarrian's Soulcleaver 34% +30%
Darksteel Citadel 34% +30%

💰 The best cards for your Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative deck, by budget

Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.

Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card

The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.

  • Ichor Wellspring€0.80 · 69% inclusion
  • Prized Statue€0.86 · 65% inclusion
  • Oni-Cult Anvil€0.22 · 65% inclusion
  • Cranial Plating€0.30 · 58% inclusion
  • Vault of Whispers€1.28 · 58% inclusion
  • Cranial Ram€0.12 · 54% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Great Furnace€2.15 · 59% inclusion
  • Weapons Manufacturing€2.77 · 41% inclusion
  • Goblin Engineer€9.21 · 33% inclusion
  • Professional Face-Breaker€4.11 · 41% inclusion
  • Lizard Blades€2.08 · 25% inclusion
  • Arcbound Ravager€2.97 · 20% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Goblin Welder€17.40 · 34% inclusion
  • The Reaver Cleaver€13.40 · 25% inclusion
  • Shizo, Death's Storehouse€19.46 · 23% inclusion
  • Grim Hireling€12.10 · 24% inclusion
  • Surly Badgersaur€14.43 · 15% inclusion
  • Inventors' Fair€10.16 · 15% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative's color identity?

Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.

What turn does Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 23 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).

How many lands should a Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative deck run?

Real Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.

What are the best cards for Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative?

The three highest-synergy cards are Ichor Wellspring, Prized Statue, Oni-Cult Anvil. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative decks.

What combos does Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative have?

We have no known combos catalogued for Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative deck cost?

You can start cheap: Ichor Wellspring, Prized Statue, Oni-Cult Anvil are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.

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