Banefire

Sorcery

$0.95

Banefire

Name: Banefire
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: J22-495

Sorcery

Jumpstart 2022 (J22)·#495·rare·Dec 2, 2022

$0.95Non Foil

Card Text

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.

Card Details

Mana Value: 1
Colors: Red
Color Identity: Red
EDHREC Rank: #3,877

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

USD

$0.95

USD Foil

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EUR

0,56 €

EUR Foil

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Price History (30d)

All Printings (36)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$0.95	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$0.57	$4.00
Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19)	#130p	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$3.97	$8.53
Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19)	#130s	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	—	$6.27
Modern Masters 2015 (MM2)	#104	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$0.54	$2.98
Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN)	#31	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$0.55	—
Duels of the Planeswalkers (DPA)	#38	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$1.17	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	en	Raymond Swanland	$0.79	$6.51
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	de	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	de	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	de	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	es	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	es	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Salvat 2011 (PS11)	#92	rare	es	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	es	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	fr	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	fr	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	fr	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	it	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	it	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	it	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	ja	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	ja	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Modern Masters 2015 (MM2)	#104	rare	ja	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN)	#31	rare	ja	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	ja	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	ko	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	pt	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	pt	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	ru	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	ru	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#495	rare	zhs	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	zhs	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Modern Masters 2015 (MM2)	#104	rare	zhs	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Conflux (CON)	#58	rare	zhs	Raymond Swanland	—	—
Core Set 2019 (M19)	#130	rare	zht	Raymond Swanland	—	—

Official Rulings (3)

wotc·Jul 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.

wotc·Jul 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.

wotc·Jul 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.