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Fire Covenant

{1}{B}{R}

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.
Plays as:
Damage Win
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 18 known combosEDHREC #2,725Played in 4% of cEDH decks with black and red

Printings
4
Price range
$0.33to$12.26

Versions

4 printings · from $0.33

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Rulings

3 · latest Sep 16, 2007
  • WotCSep 16, 2007

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

  • WotCSep 16, 2007

    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.

  • WotCSep 16, 2007

    You must distribute at least 1 damage to each target.