The majority of Magic: The Gathering's red planeswalker cards happen to fall under the legendary character of Chandra. However, there have been a handful of other powerful red planeswalkers printed in previous sets that are worth considering for play as well. Some of these cards are best for enabling combo or tribal decks, while others provide pure, fiery power that's applicable to all kinds of builds.

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Whatever you're looking for, chances are, there's a red planeswalker that can fit the bill. As would be expected of red cards, most of these planeswalkers revolve around dealing damage to the opponent. If you're looking for cards that make a game of Magic go longer, you've probably come to the wrong place. After all, there's no reason to make the game go longer when you can win now.

5 Sarkhan The Masterless

Sarkhan the Masterless

If you like Dragons, you'll find a fast friend in Sarkhan the Masterless. Same things goes for liking planeswalkers actually, seeing as Sarkhan the Masterless can turn all of your planeswalkers into Dragons. When people were trying to make the Super Friends (tons of planeswalkers) deck a thing in Standard, Sarkhan the Masterless was one of the ways the deck could win.

Super Friends aside, Sarkhan's -3 loyalty ability makes a big flying dragon token that can protect him. After he's made his token, Sarkhan can join the offensive by turning himself and any other planeswalkers you happen to control into Dragons. However, the best way to take advantage of Sarkhan is actually through his static ability. In a Dragon tribal deck, this ability can make it very difficult for your opponents to make attacks against you, as each Dragon you control will deal damage to attackers. All things considered, Sarkhan the Masterless is best at home in attempts at Super Friends or Dragon tribal in Commander.

4 Sarkhan, The Dragonspeaker

sarkhan, the dragonspeaker

Instead of making a Dragon token with his -3 loyalty ability, Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker can deal four damage to the target creature. Planeswalkers that double as removal are typically good cards, and that's doubly true for the Dragonspeaker, since he presents a flying, indestructible threat all on his own.

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The Dragonspeaker's +1 loyalty ability is similar to Sarkhan the Masterless, but features the important difference of providing the Dragonspeaker with indestructible while in Dragon form. This provides the planeswalker with added protection against targeted removal. Furthermore, Dragonspeaker is a great play when you don't need to remove a creature, as his Dragon form also has haste, and he can ultimate with his -6 loyalty ability two turns after being played. It's not a planeswalker ultimate that will instantly win you the game, but drawing two cards a turn is a great advantage even if you have to discard your hand at the end of the turn.

3 Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast

lukka, coppercoat outcast

Here's a rather strange addition to the pool of red planeswalkers. Looking at his +1 loyalty ability, Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast seems to have been designed with the intention of being placed in a creature-heavy deck. However, he's ended up seeing play in exactly the opposite kinds of strategies. This is due to Lukka's -2 loyalty ability, which exiles a creature you control and then reveals cards from your library until you find a creature with a higher mana value.

Using this ability, many have created decks that fashion token creatures with spells, so that Lukka can exile one of them, and cast one of the few copies of a ridiculously large creature — like Emrakul, the Aeons Torn — from their deck. Consequently, Lukka is a design lesson in making certain a card doesn't have unintended consequences before being printed. As far as his ultimate, we've never seen it go off, and you shouldn't expect to either.

2 Koth of the Hammer

Koth of the Hammer MTG Card

Coming from all the way back in Scars of Mirrodin, Koth of the Hammer was part of the backbone for Kevin Mackie's Grand Prix winning Modern deck: Skred Red. This deck worked by taking care of creatures with cheap removal spells like Lightning Bolt and Skred, ramping up mana through the use of Mind Stone or clearing the way with an Anger of the Gods, and then casting a Koth of the Hammer on turn three or four when the board is cleared, and attacking with some big Mountain creatures.

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Koth would then be followed up with a Stormbreath Dragon to finish the game. Though this was a flash in the pan deck, it did still make Koth of the Hammer a serious player in Modern for some months after its success. Koth's primary use is for his +1 ability that can continually turn your lands into beatdown creatures, even after tapping them for mana to cast other spells. However, his -5 loyalty ultimate does also provide a surefire way to win the game if he happens to get it off.

1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Did you really not expect to see a single Chandra planeswalker on this list? There have been so many iterations of Chandra printed, it's almost inconceivable that one of her copies wouldn't be the best red planeswalker ever printed. Grandstanding aside, Chandra, Torch of Defiance does just about everything you could want a planeswalker to do.

She draws cards or pressures the opponent with direct damage; she can provide you with extra mana for casting spells; she can act as removal, and her ultimate should win you the game on the spot. This is a planeswalker with four great loyalty abilities that are all conceivably usable for any deck strategy, whether it be aggro, midrange, or control. Due to her flexibility and innate power, Chandra, Torch of Defiance is undoubtedly the best red planeswalker printed to date. There's no doubt that we will continue to see her as a prominent player in Pioneer for years to come.

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