She has higher than average health, high mana gains with a slightly unbalanced spread, and average deck limits. She has good mana gains in Red and Green and fair in Black.

Many of her abilities {{Ability|trigger|triggers}} on supports losing shield or via {{Ability|ActivateActivated}}d gemsor {{Ability|Mana Field}}, both all of which synergise with {{Ability|Ignite}} gems, which she can also create. She deals direct damage, draws cardstogether with gem destruction, which her third ability performs. Destroying gems can be a source of Mana when other gems fall into the vacated spaces and creates creature {{Abilitymake a cascade [[matching|Token}}smatch]].

She deals direct damage, draws cards, and creates creature {{Ability|Token}}s. She has a Passive Ability, [[#Ignited|Ignited]], given her retroactively after the release of [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]. Chandra, Ignited, sometimes called C5, is the fifth of six quite a few playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Chandra Nalaar at different points in her life.

| Effect 2 = Activate 3: <b>Deal 1 damage to the first opposing creature</b>. Create <b>2 </b> Fleeting Elemental {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [1/1, {{Ability|Haste}}].

| Effect 3 = Activate 3: Deal <b>2 </b> damage to the first opposing creature. Create 2 Fleeting Elemental {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [1/1, {{Ability|Haste}}].

| Effect 4 = Activate <b>4</b>: Deal 2 damage to the first opposing creature. Create 2 Fleeting Elemental {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [1/1, {{Ability|Haste}}].

| Effect 1 = Create a {{Ability|Copy}} of Pyromancer's Gauntlet [Colorless Support, 4 Shields with: "{{Ability|Mana Field}}: {{Ability|Ignite}} 2 [[gems]]. When this support loses shield for the first time each turn: Deal 2 damage to your opponent for each spell card in your hand."] on the board under your control.

| Effect 2 = Create a {{Ability|Copy}} of [[#Pyromancer's Gauntlet |Pyromancer's Gauntlet]] on the board under your control. <b>Then, draw a card</b>.

| Effect 3 = Create a {{Ability|Copy}} of [[#Pyromancer's Gauntlet |Pyromancer's Gauntlet]] on the board under your control. Then, draw '''2 cards'''.

| Effect 4 = Create a {{Ability|Copy}} of [[#Pyromancer's Gauntlet |Pyromancer's Gauntlet]] on the board under your control. Then, draw '''3 cards'''.

| Effect 2 = Create an [[#Aether Ignition|Aether Ignition token]]. <b>Then, deal 5 damage to each opposing creature</b>.

| Effect 3 = Create an [[#Aether Ignition|Aether Ignition token]]. <b>Destroy 5 non-Red gems</b>. Then, deal 5 damage to each opposing creature.

| Effect 4 = Create an [[#Aether Ignition|Aether Ignition token]]. Destroy <b>X </b> non-Red gems. Then, deal <b>X </b> damage to each opposing creature. <b>X is the number of Red gems</b>.

:"When this support loses shield for the first time each turn: Draw a card. When a support loses shield: Deal 4 damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. This effect can trigger up to 4 times per turn."  == Pyromancer's Gauntlet ==Colorless Support, 4 Shields with::{{Ability|Mana Field}}: {{Ability|Ignite}} 2 [[gems]].:When this support loses shield for the first time each turn: Deal 2 damage to your opponent for each spell card in your hand.

<blockquote>''"There is no virtue in subtlety—at least not as far as Chandra Nalaar is concerned. She's a confident, ardent, defiant Planeswalker whose specialty is pyromancy: spells of fire, fire, and more fire."'':<</blockquote>[[Chandra, Heart of Fire#Story|Chandra, Heart of Fire's Story]]