Braid of Fire
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1247 · Rare · Enchantment
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Cumulative upkeep—Add {R}. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
The prominence danced before the shaman, a tangle of power and flame—his to unravel.
Illustrated by Sam Burley · Released April 14, 2023
Prices
- Nonfoil: $29.07 USD · €15.94 EUR
- Foil: $33.73 USD · €17.35 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.57 USD (1.9%) to $29.07 USD; low $29.07 USD, high $29.64 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2307 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $19.05 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1247 (this printing) · Rare · 2023 · $29.07 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #729 (SLD) · Rare · 2023 · $24.27 USD foil
- The List #CSP-78 (PLST) · Rare · 2020 · $18.47 USD foil
- Coldsnap #78 (CSP) · Rare · 2006 · $23.44 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2009-10-01 · wotc — Braid of Fire is a very unusual card. "Add {R}" is a cost. This enchantment does nothing but add increasing amounts of mana during your upkeep.
- 2009-10-01 · wotc — Any of this mana that isn't spent during your upkeep step will be removed before your draw step begins. You cannot save it to be spent on the card you will draw this turn.