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◇ Catalog #530

Balefire Dragon

cmm·#530·mythic·etched_foil

Illus. Eric Deschamps

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Aug '23

3 yr ago

Value

$21.16+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $22 · low $20

NM$21.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$20–$22modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $21low $0.33range 6339.4%n 40

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,241 · Common include

Variants

Etched Foil$21

Gameplay

Creature — Dragon

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls.

If it comes for you, die boldly or die swiftly—for die you will.

6/6

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2018-12-07wotc

The damage dealt by Balefire Dragon’s triggered ability isn’t combat damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $21.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.33 and $21.25 across 40 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMM — the lineup includes Etched Foil 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 #530 of *Commander Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2023 Commander Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Dragon, color identity red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {5}{R}{R} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,241 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Eric Deschamps. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.