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Banefire

{X}{R}

Sorcery

DDNDuel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning#31rare

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Raymond Swanland
Found in
Duel Deck Speed vs Cunning Speed Deck
Printings9EDHREC rank#4,069
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
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

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Can't Be CounteredMana SinkBurnPlaneswalker RemovalDamage WinX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 42m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-1.6%
$0.60
$0.49 low$0.13 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.60· across 9 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Jul 13, 2018
  • WotCJul 13, 2018

    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.

  • WotCJul 13, 2018

    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.

  • WotCJul 13, 2018

    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.