Smoldering Tar
Enchantment
INVInvasion#275uncommon
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 3667
- Illustrator
- David Day
- Found in
- Invasion MTGO Redemption · Invasion Theme Deck Blowout · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player loses 1 life.
Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals 4 damage to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Plays as: Pinger
Market · per finishspark updated 54m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.20
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.08
$0.57 low$0.37 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.20as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.22L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.08as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $1.14L $0.65since Feb 2024$0.57
$0.20
$0.37+65% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.20· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Apr 15, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 15, 2013
If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.