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Banefire

pm19Core Set 2019 Promos#130prare
{X}{R}
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Card details
Artist
Raymond Swanland
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Sorcery

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.

Abilities
SpellBanefire deals X damage to any target.
SpellIf X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.
Plays as
Cant Be CounteredMana SinkBurnPlaneswalker RemovalDamage WinX Spell
Flavor & art
For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.
Illustrated by
Raymond Swanland
Rulings
  • 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.