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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #139
Scorching Dragonfire
DIGITAL ONLY
ajmp·#139·common·nonfoil
Illus. Eric Velhagen
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jul '20
6 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #11,972 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
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 towards her, Syr Ameril closed her eyes and pictured Castle Ardenvale so her last thoughts would be of home.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
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.
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).
Context
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AJMP — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #139 of *Jumpstart Arena Exclusives*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2020 Jumpstart Arena Exclusives release.
Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,972 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Eric Velhagen. Rarix catalogs 42 other cards credited to this artist.
Notes
No price observations yet — this card is in the canonical catalog but a refresh hasn't seen a market price.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Eric Velhagen
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