Scorching Dragonfire
Core Set 2021 (M21) #158 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Scorching Dragonfire deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.
As the blaze raced toward her, Syr Ameril closed her eyes and pictured Castle Ardenvale so her last thoughts would be of home.
Illustrated by Eric Velhagen · Released July 3, 2020
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.23 USD · €0.08 EUR
- Foil: $0.28 USD · €0.18 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.05 USD (17.9%) to $0.23 USD; low $0.23 USD, high $0.30 USD.
Printings
- Foundations #545 (FDN) · Common · 2024 · $0.19 USD
- Duskmourn: House of Horror #156 (DSK) · Common · 2024 · $0.15 USD
- Jumpstart 2022 #596 (J22) · Common · 2022 · $0.19 USD
- Jumpstart Arena Exclusives #139 (AJMP) · Common · 2020
- Core Set 2021 #158 (this printing) · Common · 2020 · $0.23 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #139 (ELD) · Common · 2019 · $0.08 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — Scorching Dragonfire's replacement effect will exile the target creature or planeswalker if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage. It applies to the target creature or planeswalker even if Scorching Dragonfire deals no damage to it (most likely due to a prevention effect).
- 2020-06-23 · wotc — Scorching Dragonfire's replacement effect will exile the target creature or planeswalker if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.
- 2024-09-20 · wotc — Scorching Dragonfire's replacement effect will exile the target creature or planeswalker if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.