MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #78

Braid of Fire

csp·#78·rare·foil

Illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '06

20 yr ago

Value

$41.00+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $42 · low $39

NM$41.0

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$38–$43modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $41low $0.02range 204900.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,119 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$41

Nonfoil$25

Gameplay

Enchantment

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.)

"To a trained mind, the cold is but a momentary distraction."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2009-10-01wotc

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.

2009-10-01wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $41.00. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $41.00 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CSP — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #78 of *Coldsnap*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2006 Coldsnap release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Cumulative upkeep.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,119 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Cyril Van Der Haegen. Rarix catalogs 175 other cards credited to this artist.