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Annihilating Fire

{1}{R}{R}

Instant

RTRReturn to Ravnica#85common
Foil

"The most impressive performances can be done only once." —Mote, Rakdos madcap

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 933
Illustrator
Clint Cearley
Found in
Return to Ravnica Intro Pack Izzet Ingenuity · Return to Ravnica MTGO Redemption · 12 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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Annihilating Fire deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

Plays as: Burn · Planeswalker Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 59m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-22.2%
$0.07
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+7.1%
$0.30
$0.06 low-$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    A creature dealt damage by Annihilating Fire that dies this turn will be exiled even if it wasn’t the target of Annihilating Fire (say, because the damage was redirected somehow).

  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    A creature dealt damage by Annihilating Fire will be exiled no matter why the creature would die. It could be destroyed by another spell or ability.

  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    The creature can still regenerate.