Cruel Administrator
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Raid — This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if you attacked this turn.
Whenever this creature attacks, create a 2/2 red Soldier creature token with firebending 1. (Whenever it attacks, add {R}. This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Rulings
5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2025-10-02
Firebending abilities aren't mana abilities. They use the stack and can be responded to.
- 2025-10-02
"Firebending N" is a keyword that represents the ability "Whenever this creature attacks, add N . Until end of combat, you don't lose this mana as steps end."
- 2025-10-02
Mana from firebending abilities isn't lost until you leave combat and go to your second main phase. It can be used at any time during combat, even after combat damage has been dealt.
- 2025-10-02
Multiple instances of firebending on the same creature trigger separately, each granting you the appropriate amount of mana.
- 2025-10-02
Any other mana you add during combat will still be lost as normal when moving between steps of combat.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Cruel Administrator, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Lord Azula | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Grixis 1 deck
Every version of Cruel Administrator
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.18
- Foil
- $0.26
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Cruel Administrator. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
