wotc
To determine whether it can be countered and its damage can be prevented, Banefire checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent or the amount of damage it will actually deal.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #104
Banefire
mm2·#104·rare·foil
Illus. Raymond Swanland
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May '15
11 yr ago
Value
$3.22$0 (-0.3%)
30 days high $3.23 · low $3.22
Volatility · stable
EUR€1.22USD$3.22TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #3,916 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Banefire deals X damage to any target.
If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.
For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
If its target is illegal by the time Banefire tries to resolve, the spell isn’t countered, but it doesn’t resolve. The target won’t be dealt damage.
wotc
Banefire can be targeted by spells that try to counter it regardless of what the value of X is. If X is 5 or more, those spells will still resolve, but the part of their effect that would counter Banefire won’t do anything. Any other effects those spells have will work as normal.
Context
Last observed at $3.22, down from $3.23 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $3.23 across 36 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $3.22.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MM2 — 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.
This card belongs to *Modern Masters 2015* (released May 2015).
Card #104 in Modern Masters 2015.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {X}{R} (1 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,916 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland. Rarix tracks 886 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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