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Skyfire Kirin
Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Skyfire Kirin is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may gain control of target creature with that spell's mana value until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.41
Average lands in decks for Skyfire Kirin: 34
SpiritsTheftArcaneAggroAristocratsComboControlSacrifice
Build your Skyfire Kirin deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Skyfire Kirin 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Skyfire Kirin 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.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency28
- Speed53
- Interaction49
- Resilience61
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (9 nonbasic, 25 Mountain)
Yuki-Onna · Blind with Anger · Desperate Ritual · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Glitterfang · Ore Gorger · Glacial Ray · Kami of Fire's Roar · Overblaze · Crack the Earth · Hearth Kami · Blademane Baku · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Sol Ring · Adamaro, First to Desire · Ryusei, the Falling Star · Oni of Wild Places · Malignus · Soul of Magma · Long-Forgotten Gohei · Sunder from Within · Blazing Shoal · Cunning Bandit // Azamuki, Treachery Incarnate · Myojin of Roaring Blades · Scorched Rusalka · Vengeful Ancestor · Path of Anger's Flame · Ugin's Conjurant · Arcane Signet · Thundering Raiju · Unearthly Blizzard · Gaze of Adamaro · Unnatural Speed · Earthshaker · Jiwari, the Earth Aflame · Ire of Kaminari · Taurean Mauler · Crushing Pain · Goblin Bombardment · Lava Spike · Ruby Medallion · Into the Fray · Simian Spirit Guide · Through the Breach · Blood Age General · Fling · Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked · Mannichi, the Fevered Dream · Ashnod's Altar · Culling Dais · Devouring Rage · Hex Magic · Lavaborn Muse · Screaming Nemesis · Hazoret's Monument · Aura Barbs · Chaos Warp · Eidolon of the Great Revel · Lightning Greaves · Hazoret's Favor · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Mind Stone · Spiraling Embers · The Fire Crystal · Charging Strifeknight · High Market · Path of Ancestry · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Forgotten Cave · Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Detection Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Skyfire Kirin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Skyfire Kirin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Yuki-Onna | 91% | +91% |
| Blind with Anger | 90% | +90% |
| Glitterfang | 80% | +80% |
| Ore Gorger | 80% | +79% |
| Kami of Fire's Roar | 77% | +77% |
| Glacial Ray | 77% | +77% |
| Desperate Ritual | 89% | +76% |
| Hearth Kami | 76% | +76% |
| Overblaze | 77% | +76% |
| Crack the Earth | 76% | +76% |
| Atsushi, the Blazing Sky | 82% | +76% |
| Blademane Baku | 73% | +73% |
| Adamaro, First to Desire | 71% | +71% |
| Oni of Wild Places | 69% | +69% |
| Ryusei, the Falling Star | 70% | +69% |
| Malignus | 68% | +68% |
| Soul of Magma | 68% | +68% |
| Long-Forgotten Gohei | 67% | +67% |
| Laelia, the Blade Reforged | 73% | +67% |
| Sunder from Within | 66% | +66% |
| Blazing Shoal | 65% | +65% |
| Cunning Bandit | 64% | +63% |
| Scorched Rusalka | 63% | +62% |
| Myojin of Roaring Blades | 64% | +62% |
💰 The best cards for your Skyfire Kirin 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.
- Yuki-Onna
- Blind with Anger
- Glitterfang
- Ore Gorger
- Kami of Fire's Roar
- Glacial Ray
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Malignus
- Blazing Shoal
- Screaming Nemesis
- Ashnod's Altar
- Eidolon of the Great Revel
- Goblin Bombardment
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Miren, the Moaning Well
- Phyrexian Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Skyfire Kirin
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Skyfire Kirin's color identity?
Skyfire Kirin is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Skyfire Kirin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Skyfire Kirin deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 46 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Skyfire Kirin deck run?
Real Skyfire Kirin 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 Skyfire Kirin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Yuki-Onna, Blind with Anger, Glitterfang. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Skyfire Kirin decks.
What combos does Skyfire Kirin have?
Skyfire Kirin has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Skyfire Kirin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Yuki-Onna, Blind with Anger, Glitterfang 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.