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◇ Catalog #1796

Fire Covenant

sld·#1796·rare·borderless

Illus. Dan Mumford

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$5.76+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.93 · low $4.49

NM$4.76

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.40–$5.02modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.16low $4.74range 51.1%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,745 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$4.76

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. Fire Covenant deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

"On a failed save, target creature becomes a pile of fine gray dust."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2007-09-16wotc

If X is 0, the number of targets must also be 0.

2007-09-16wotc

You must distribute at least 1 damage to each target.

2007-09-16wotc

You divide the damage as you cast the spell. You can't redistribute the damage if any of the target creatures becomes illegal before the spell resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.76. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.74 and $7.16 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #1796 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,745 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Mumford. Rarix catalogs 36 other cards credited to this artist.