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Kefka EDHREC commanders

Kefka EDHREC covers two Final Fantasy legends from 13 June 2025. Court Mage is blue, black, and red and transforms. Dancing Mad is black and red and casts spells from opposing graveyards for free.

Kefka, Court Mage card

UBRBlue, Black, Red

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Court Mage against Dancing Mad

Kefka, Court Mage costs {3}{U}{B}{R}. Whenever he enters or attacks, each player discards a card, then you draw a card for each card type among the cards discarded that way. {8} forces each opponent to sacrifice a permanent and transforms him into Kefka, Ruler of Ruin, who has flying and draws you a card for each life an opponent loses on your turn.

Kefka, Dancing Mad costs {5}{B}{R} and has indestructible on your turn. At your end step you exile a random card from each opponent's graveyard and may cast any number of those cards without paying their mana costs. Each opponent who owned one of those spells loses life equal to its mana value.

The color identities do not match. Court Mage can run blue. Dancing Mad cannot. An EDHREC average list for one Kefka will recommend blue wheels and counters that are illegal under the other.

How players read the page

Both cards care about cards leaving other players' hands or graveyards, so wheels, discard, and mill show up for reasons that are easy to see on the card. High inclusion still only means other public lists agreed. Your playgroup's bracket, not the percentage, decides whether a free cast from a graveyard is the game you wanted.

Printings in this guide

  • Kefka, Court Mage card

    Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

    Legendary Creature - Human Wizard // Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard

    Final Fantasy, 2025-06-13

    UBRBlue, Black, Red

    Oracle text
    Kefka, Court Mage
Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way.
{8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery.

Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
Flying
Whenever an opponent loses life during your turn, you draw that many cards.

    EDHREC deck countsScryfall

  • Kefka, Dancing Mad card

    Kefka, Dancing Mad

    Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

    {5}{B}{R} / Final Fantasy Commander, 2025-06-13

    BRBlack, Red

    Oracle text
    During your turn, Kefka has indestructible.
At the beginning of your end step, exile a card at random from each opponent's graveyard. You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs. Then each player who owns a spell you cast this way loses life equal to its mana value.

    EDHREC deck countsScryfall

Questions

Are the two Kefkas the same color identity?

No. Kefka, Court Mage is blue, black, and red. Kefka, Dancing Mad is black and red. Blue cards legal with Court Mage are not legal with Dancing Mad.

What does Court Mage transform into?

Kefka, Ruler of Ruin. The activated ability costs {8}, is a sorcery, makes each opponent sacrifice a permanent, and transforms him. The back draws cards when opponents lose life on your turn.

Does Commandbench rank Kefka decks?

No. Deck counts and card rates are on EDHREC. The deck builder checks whether a card fits the commander's colors and the singleton rule.

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