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Burn at the Stake

{2}{R}{R}{R}

Sorcery

AVRAvacyn Restored#130rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Zoltan Boros
Found in
Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption · Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#11,511
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap any number of untapped creatures you control. Burn at the Stake deals damage to any target equal to three times the number of creatures tapped this way.
Market · per finishspark updated 14m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-1.0%
$1.04
$0.60 low$0.45 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$4.17
$1.40 low$0.65 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.04· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2012
  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    All creatures tapped this way become tapped at the same time.

  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    Players may not respond to the paying of costs. Once Burn at the Stake has been announced and put on the stack, no one can try to respond by tapping any creatures.

  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    The amount of damage Burn at the Stake deals won’t change if any creatures tapped to cast it become untapped or leave the battlefield before it resolves.