MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #97

Balefire Liege

hop·#97·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ralph Horsley

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Value

$1.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.47 · low $1.34

NM$1.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.31–$1.50modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.42low $0.02range 7000.0%n 51

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,000 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$1.42

Gameplay

Creature — Spirit Horror

Other red creatures you control get +1/+1. Other white creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a red spell, this creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 3 life.

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-08-01wotc

The abilities are separate and cumulative. If another creature you control is both of the listed colors, it will get a total of +2/+2.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.42 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HOP — 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 #97 of *Planechase*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Planechase release.

Card type: Creature — Spirit Horror, color identity red/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,000 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ralph Horsley. Rarix catalogs 323 other cards credited to this artist.