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Burn at the Stake

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

Sorcery

AVRAvacyn Restored#130rare
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
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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 9h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.95
$0.50 low$0.31 gap
Foil+0.0%
$4.08
$1.40 low$0.65 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.95· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
  • 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.