Arjun, the Shifting Flame
$0.27

Legendary Creature — Sphinx Wizard

Izzet

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Meta Pick Very popular, most players know the strategy.

Ranking

#1227 Current Rank

#1224 Last Week

#1022 Last Month

Links & Decks

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Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Arjun, the Shifting Flame.

4 Magic players try to buy themselves out of hell | QFTJL S3:E2 | Budget MTG EDH Commander Gameplay

Sidar Kondo vs Grimgrin vs Daghatar vs Arjun EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Zedruu vs Arjun vs Grand Arbiter vs Heliod EDH / CMDR for Magic: The Gathering

Erebos vs Omnath vs Leovold vs Arjun EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Commander VS S3E6: Arjun vs Yisan vs Erebos vs Kangee [MTG: Multiplayer]

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Arjun, the Shifting Flame decks.

Krang, the All-Powerful

+13% Synergy $0.43

Baxter, Fly in the Ointment

+9% Synergy $0.35

Fractal Anomaly

+7% Synergy $0.14

Mana Sculpt

+3% Synergy $1.09

Resonating Lute

-11% Synergy $4.01

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Arjun, the Shifting Flame's abilities and overall game plan.

Psychosis Crawler

+71% Synergy $1.91

Ominous Seas

+69% Synergy $1.22

Teferi's Ageless Insight

+67% Synergy $3.87

Chasm Skulker

+65% Synergy $0.68

The Locust God

+62% Synergy $9.25

Psychic Corrosion

+60% Synergy $5.44

Mindmoil

+57% Synergy $0.80

Sphinx's Tutelage

+52% Synergy $3.20

Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

+52% Synergy $1.82

Wizard Class

+50% Synergy $3.88

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Arjun, the Shifting Flame decks.

Laboratory Maniac

+43% Synergy $1.77

Niv-Mizzet, Parun

+42% Synergy $6.85

Brainstorm

+28% Synergy $1.38

Opt

+27% Synergy $0.22

Windfall

+24% Synergy $4.79

Preordain

+21% Synergy $0.60

Ponder

+13% Synergy $1.50

Frantic Search

+9% Synergy $0.46

Chaos Warp

+8% Synergy $0.32

Counterspell

+6% Synergy $2.56

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Consecrated Sphinx

+14% Synergy $31.47

Narset, Parter of Veils

+4% Synergy $2.59

Cyclonic Rift

+1% Synergy $41.42

Rhystic Study

-2% Synergy $67.17

Ancient Tomb

-3% Synergy $122.46

Force of Will

-5% Synergy $69.38

Jeska's Will

-7% Synergy $41.76

Fierce Guardianship

-8% Synergy $56.23

Gamble

-9% Synergy $15.11

Mystical Tutor

-12% Synergy $17.10

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Arjun, the Shifting Flame's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Oneirophage

+41% Synergy $0.17

Thundering Djinn

+41% Synergy $0.18

Alandra, Sky Dreamer

+34% Synergy $3.81

Body of Knowledge

+28% Synergy $0.31

The Watcher in the Water

+27% Synergy $2.02

Clinquant Skymage

+26% Synergy $0.27

Toothy, Imaginary Friend

+23% Synergy $9.51

Harmonic Prodigy

+22% Synergy $3.15

Jace's Archivist

+21% Synergy $8.64

Homunculus Horde

+21% Synergy $0.41

Whirlpool Warrior

+21% Synergy $1.28

Obstinate Familiar

+20% Synergy $0.68

Magus of the Wheel

+18% Synergy $1.04

Duelist of the Mind

+15% Synergy $0.31

Lyla, Holographic Assistant

+13% Synergy $5.40

Triskaidekaphile

+12% Synergy $0.86

Whirlpool Rider

+12% Synergy $0.30

Nadir Kraken

+12% Synergy $0.38

Goblin Electromancer

+10% Synergy $0.21

Irencrag Pyromancer

+10% Synergy $0.40

Ormos, Archive Keeper

+9% Synergy $0.35

Jace's Projection

+9% Synergy $0.26

Vnwxt, Verbose Host

+8% Synergy $0.39

Emrakul's Messenger

+7% Synergy $0.28

Quantum Riddler

+7% Synergy $33.03

River Song

+7% Synergy $0.30

Mischievous Mystic

+6% Synergy $0.26

Twenty-Toed Toad

+6% Synergy $3.41

Minn, Wily Illusionist

+6% Synergy $6.35

Solemn Simulacrum

+4% Synergy $0.32

Jori En, Ruin Diver

+4% Synergy $1.09

Burnished Hart

+4% Synergy $0.32

Forgotten Creation

+4% Synergy $0.22

Faerie Mastermind

+2% Synergy $11.28

Thassa's Oracle

+2% Synergy $24.05

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

0% Synergy $7.43

Archmage Emeritus

-1% Synergy $0.66

Baral, Chief of Compliance

-1% Synergy $2.16

Hydroelectric Specimen

-1% Synergy $0.80

Stormcatch Mentor

-2% Synergy $0.28

Talrand, Sky Summoner

-2% Synergy $0.43

Vivi Ornitier

-3% Synergy $31.31

Storm-Kiln Artist

-4% Synergy $1.31

Birgi, God of Storytelling

-4% Synergy $31.09

Archmage of Runes

-5% Synergy $2.89

Pinnacle Monk

-6% Synergy $1.14

Guttersnipe

-9% Synergy $0.25

Veyran, Voice of Duality

-9% Synergy $1.76

Young Pyromancer

-9% Synergy $0.21

Third Path Iconoclast

-10% Synergy $0.64

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Arjun, the Shifting Flame safe.

Fists of Flame

+42% Synergy $0.36

Consider

+20% Synergy $0.23

Arcane Denial

+18% Synergy $1.35

Flame of Anor

+16% Synergy $3.69

Aetherize

+15% Synergy $0.37

Unwind

+15% Synergy $1.09

High Tide

+14% Synergy $0.95

Rapid Hybridization

+13% Synergy $0.51

Valakut Awakening

+13% Synergy $15.33

Brainsurge

+12% Synergy $0.29

Thought Scour

+12% Synergy $0.55

Quick Study

+11% Synergy $0.12

Fateful Showdown

+11% Synergy $0.29

Pongify

+10% Synergy $1.77

Tolarian Winds

+10% Synergy $0.96

Counterflux

+9% Synergy $0.45

Rewind

+8% Synergy $0.48

Seething Song

+7% Synergy $12.88

Reality Shift

+7% Synergy $0.42

Saw It Coming

+7% Synergy $0.35

Negate

+6% Synergy $0.11

Peek

+6% Synergy $0.52

Snap

+5% Synergy $3.51

Izzet Charm

+5% Synergy $0.26

Expedite

+5% Synergy $0.61

Long-Term Plans

+5% Synergy $3.30

Blue Sun's Zenith

+4% Synergy $1.51

Mana Drain

+3% Synergy $52.04

Invert Polarity

+3% Synergy $0.38

Think Twice

+3% Synergy $0.14

Quicken

+3% Synergy $0.14

Borne Upon a Wind

+1% Synergy $4.15

Pull from Tomorrow

+1% Synergy $0.39

Resculpt

0% Synergy $1.13

Desperate Ritual

-1% Synergy $5.38

Thrill of Possibility

-2% Synergy $0.27

Pyretic Ritual

-2% Synergy $14.01

Narset's Reversal

-2% Synergy $2.32

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-4% Synergy $2.06

Abrade

-4% Synergy $0.35

Dramatic Reversal

-4% Synergy $3.92

Swan Song

-5% Synergy $7.32

Sink into Stupor

-6% Synergy $5.52

Lightning Bolt

-7% Synergy $2.85

Deflecting Swat

-8% Synergy $68.21

Prismari Command

-9% Synergy $0.33

Big Score

-14% Synergy $0.69

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Arjun, the Shifting Flame's game plan and control the board.

Winds of Change

+24% Synergy $4.50

Clear the Mind

+19% Synergy $0.31

Inner Fire

+17% Synergy $0.46

Serum Visions

+16% Synergy $1.14

Gitaxian Probe

+14% Synergy $3.10

Vandalblast

+11% Synergy $2.39

Molten Psyche

+10% Synergy $4.57

Blasphemous Act

+7% Synergy $0.64

Chain Reaction

+7% Synergy $0.41

Into the Fire

+7% Synergy $0.22

Echo of Eons

+6% Synergy $14.93

Ravenform

+6% Synergy $0.32

Day's Undoing

+6% Synergy $1.82

Master the Way

+6% Synergy $0.14

Reforge the Soul

+5% Synergy $4.70

Path of the Pyromancer

+5% Synergy $3.98

Commit // Memory

+5% Synergy $0.32

Time Reversal

+5% Synergy $2.20

Mana Geyser

+4% Synergy $1.26

Sea Gate Restoration

+3% Synergy $33.71

Wheel of Fortune

+3% Synergy $2063.83

Enter the Enigma

+3% Synergy $0.21

Wheel of Misfortune

+3% Synergy $7.33

Curse of the Swine

0% Synergy $0.30

Mystic Retrieval

0% Synergy $0.26

Treasure Cruise

-1% Synergy $0.29

Finale of Revelation

-1% Synergy $0.35

Deep Analysis

-1% Synergy $0.24

Faithless Looting

-4% Synergy $0.27

Past in Flames

-5% Synergy $4.36

Mizzix's Mastery

-8% Synergy $7.05

Grapeshot

-9% Synergy $0.25

Expressive Iteration

-14% Synergy $0.29

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Alhammarret's Archive

+42% Synergy $11.23

Teferi's Puzzle Box

+33% Synergy $13.82

Spellbook

+23% Synergy $4.55

Elixir of Immortality

+18% Synergy $0.82

Diviner's Wand

+18% Synergy $0.54

Venser's Journal

+12% Synergy $10.67

The Water Crystal

+11% Synergy $3.26

Sapphire Medallion

+9% Synergy $5.51

Library of Leng

+7% Synergy $12.26

Aether Syphon

+7% Synergy $0.23

Wayfarer's Bauble

+6% Synergy $0.32

Lightning Greaves

+5% Synergy $3.43

Robe of the Archmagi

+5% Synergy $0.36

Folio of Fancies

+5% Synergy $1.63

Vedalken Orrery

+5% Synergy $19.18

Howling Mine

+4% Synergy $5.37

Ruby Medallion

-1% Synergy $11.27

Isochron Scepter

-1% Synergy $12.27

Sensei's Divining Top

-1% Synergy $44.91

Swiftfoot Boots

-2% Synergy $1.92

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Arjun, the Shifting Flame's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Proft's Eidetic Memory

+43% Synergy $2.77

Teferi's Tutelage

+42% Synergy $0.36

Jace's Erasure

+32% Synergy $0.32

Thought Reflection

+24% Synergy $1.39

Archmage Ascension

+10% Synergy $4.85

Omniscience

+9% Synergy $5.24

Leyline of Anticipation

+9% Synergy $8.91

Propaganda

+7% Synergy $3.42

Improbable Alliance

+6% Synergy $0.28

Dictate of Kruphix

+4% Synergy $0.37

Possibility Storm

+4% Synergy $2.68

Fevered Visions

+3% Synergy $2.02

Case of the Ransacked Lab

0% Synergy $0.47

Sorcerer Class

-3% Synergy $2.75

Thousand-Year Storm

-5% Synergy $0.47

Mystic Remora

-6% Synergy $10.78

Curiosity

-10% Synergy $1.12

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Arjun, the Shifting Flame to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim

+44% Synergy $4.22

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

+24% Synergy $8.75

Ral, Crackling Wit

-7% Synergy $13.30

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Reliquary Tower

+26% Synergy $2.49

Riptide Laboratory

+18% Synergy $0.45

Mystic Sanctuary

+11% Synergy $0.84

Temple of the False God

+8% Synergy $0.40

Command Beacon

+6% Synergy $5.65

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

+5% Synergy $4.82

Lonely Sandbar

+4% Synergy $0.29

Forgotten Cave

+4% Synergy $0.29

Halimar Depths

+3% Synergy $0.37

Desolate Lighthouse

0% Synergy $0.22

Otawara, Soaring City

-4% Synergy $28.24

Rogue's Passage

-5% Synergy $0.31

Mistrise Village

-6% Synergy $7.49

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Decanter of Endless Water

+35% Synergy $5.18

Thought Vessel

+33% Synergy $2.92

Midnight Clock

+21% Synergy $0.55

Commander's Sphere

+17% Synergy $0.34

Phial of Galadriel

+15% Synergy $0.51

Mind Stone

+13% Synergy $0.34

Izzet Signet

+10% Synergy $0.44

Sky Diamond

+6% Synergy $0.24

Izzet Cluestone

+5% Synergy $0.11

Fire Diamond

+4% Synergy $0.35

Everflowing Chalice

+4% Synergy $0.39

Izzet Locket

+4% Synergy $0.25

Worn Powerstone

+3% Synergy $0.31

Talisman of Creativity

+2% Synergy $1.29

Thran Dynamo

+2% Synergy $4.35

Gilded Lotus

+2% Synergy $0.50

Bender's Waterskin

+2% Synergy $0.55

Sol Ring

+1% Synergy $1.19

Arcane Signet

+1% Synergy $0.39

Fellwar Stone

+1% Synergy $0.63

Hedron Archive

-1% Synergy $0.19

Lotus Petal

-6% Synergy $39.13

Lands

The mana base foundation for Arjun, the Shifting Flame decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Izzet Boilerworks

+15% Synergy $0.37

Valakut Awakening

+13% Synergy $15.33

Myriad Landscape

+10% Synergy $0.28

Evolving Wilds

+9% Synergy $0.23

Terramorphic Expanse

+7% Synergy $0.33

Stormcarved Coast

+5% Synergy $1.32

Frostboil Snarl

+4% Synergy $0.33

Sulfur Falls

+3% Synergy $0.30

Temple of Epiphany

+3% Synergy $0.23

Sea Gate Restoration

+3% Synergy $33.71

Ferrous Lake

+2% Synergy $0.34

Swiftwater Cliffs

+2% Synergy $0.14

Izzet Guildgate

+2% Synergy $0.11

Molten Tributary

+2% Synergy $1.06

Highland Lake

+2% Synergy $0.15

Island

+1% Synergy $0.21

Mountain

+1% Synergy $0.18

Volatile Fjord

+1% Synergy $0.91

Training Center

0% Synergy $13.96

Fabled Passage

0% Synergy $0.97

Prismatic Vista

0% Synergy $38.90

Cascade Bluffs

-1% Synergy $0.45

Volcanic Island

-1% Synergy

Hydroelectric Specimen

-1% Synergy $0.80

Command Tower

-2% Synergy $0.26

Riverglide Pathway

-2% Synergy $4.34

Steam Vents

-3% Synergy $10.89

Spirebluff Canal

-3% Synergy $4.84

Path of Ancestry

-4% Synergy $0.32

Scalding Tarn

-5% Synergy $35.66

Shivan Reef

-6% Synergy $0.34

Fiery Islet

-6% Synergy $5.73

Riverpyre Verge

-6% Synergy $22.09

Thundering Falls

-6% Synergy $16.31

Sink into Stupor

-6% Synergy $5.52

Pinnacle Monk

-6% Synergy $1.14

Scorched Geyser

-7% Synergy $3.17

Exotic Orchard

-9% Synergy $0.29

Turbulent Springs

-9% Synergy $6.87

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