Gleeful Arsonist
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, this creature deals damage equal to its power to that player.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Combos with Gleeful Arsonist
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight Ashnod's Altar Infinite
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Champion of the Weird Vein Ripper Infinite
- Infinite -1/-1 counters
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2024-09-20
If Gleeful Arsonist is no longer on the battlefield when its first ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage it deals.
- 2024-09-20
Gleeful Arsonist's first ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- 2024-09-20
Once undying returns the creature, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won't return to the battlefield. Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won't be put on the new creature.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Gleeful Arsonist, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls | 2 | 1 | — |
| Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Rakdos 3 decks
Gleeful Arsonist price history
The Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #27 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $7.03 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $7.12 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $6.99 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $6.75 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $6.84 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $6.90 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $6.80 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $6.86 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $6.47 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $6.44 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $6.34 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $6.24 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $6.66 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $6.87 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $6.99 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $7.02 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $6.98 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $6.95 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $6.89 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $6.91 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $6.98 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $6.94 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $6.84 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $6.94 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $6.96 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $6.89 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $7.08 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $6.89 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $6.75 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $6.64 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $6.50 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $6.71 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $6.77 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $6.87 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $7.08 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $6.93 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $7.61 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $7.83 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $7.63 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Gleeful Arsonist
2 printings, 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. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Normal
- $7.03
Extended Art
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Normal
- $6.24
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Gleeful Arsonist. 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.
