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Bonfire of the Damned

X generic manaX generic manaone red manaSorcery

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Bonfire of the Damned deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

Miracle X generic manaone red mana (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

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Price

4.23 $

Foil 8.52 $

14 printings

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Bonfire of the Damned rulings

  • Bonfire of the Damned targets only the player. Creatures with shroud or hexproof that player controls will be dealt damage by Bonfire of the Damned if it resolves.

  • A mana cost of X generic manaX generic mana means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay six generic manaone red mana to cast Bonfire of the Damned.

  • Bonfire of the Damned’s mana value is based on its mana cost of X generic manaX generic manaone red mana, even if you’re casting it for its miracle cost. For example, if you cast Bonfire of the Damned for its miracle cost and choose 4 for X, its mana value is 9.

  • If the player is an illegal target when Bonfire of the Damned tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt to any permanent or player.

  • Preventing some or all of the damage dealt to the player won’t affect the amount of damage dealt to each creature that player controls. The same is true for any effect that increases or decreases the amount of damage dealt to the player.

Bonfire of the Damned keyword rules

Miracle Rule 702.94

Miracle is a static ability linked to a triggered ability. (See rule .) “Miracle [cost]” means “You may reveal this card from your hand as you draw it if it’s the first card you’ve drawn this turn. When you reveal this card this way, you may cast it by paying [cost] rather than its mana cost.”

If a player chooses to reveal a card using its miracle ability, they play with that card revealed until that card leaves their hand, that ability resolves, or that ability otherwise leaves the stack. (See rule .)

Bonfire of the Damned format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlNot legal

Other

  • TLRLegal

All printings of Bonfire of the Damned 14

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