---
name: "Gleeful Arsonist"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Undying"]
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "rare"
artist: ""
oracle_id: "9025b3ce-f6ae-431d-9eb5-02d713b8c9b8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gleeful-arsonist-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gleeful Arsonist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Undying

## Oracle Text
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.)

> *"Che il mondo intero bruci!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Firebrand Archer](/printing/firebrand-archer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Archer
3. [Goblin Arsonist](/printing/goblin-arsonist-m13.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
4. [Construction Arsonist](/printing/construction-arsonist-ymkm.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue Wizard
5. [Flayer of the Hatebound](/printing/flayer-of-the-hatebound-c19.md) — Creature — Devil
6. [Magebane Lizard](/printing/magebane-lizard-otj.md) — Creature — Lizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #27
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** 
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`