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Banefire

Banefire

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Core Set 2019

#130 · EN · Rare · 2018-07-13

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Banefire

{X}{R}

Sorcery

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

Artist: Raymond Swanland

Color identity: R

Reference prices

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Nonfoil$0.81€0.47
Foil$6.70€1.27

MTGO: 0.02 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-22. Not live offers.

Use in a combo · Use in a deck

Editions & versions

9 printings across 8 editions. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

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Synergy

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Super Kamehameha

Third turn burn for the kill

double channel-banefire

Cheep 1 hit kill

Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historiclegal
Timelesslegal
Gladiatorlegal
Pioneerlegal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennylegal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawllegal
Competitivebrawllegal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhlegal
Tlrlegal
Rulings

2018-07-13 Banefire can be targeted by spells that try to counter it regardless of what the value of X is. If X is 5 or more, those spells will still resolve, but the part of their effect that would counter Banefire won’t do anything. Any other effects those spells have will work as normal.

2018-07-13 If its target is illegal by the time Banefire tries to resolve, the spell isn’t countered, but it doesn’t resolve. The target won’t be dealt damage.

2018-07-13 To determine whether it can be countered and its damage can be prevented, Banefire checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent or the amount of damage it will actually deal.

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