Punishing Fire
Instant
Punishing Fire
Instant
Card Text
Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.
Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay . If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Red
- Color Identity
- Red
- EDHREC Rank
- #15,687
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (22)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #DDG-66 | uncommon | en | Greg Staples | $0.19 | — |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) | #66 | uncommon | en | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | en | Christopher Moeller | $0.35 | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) | #66 | uncommon | en | Greg Staples | $0.43 | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | en | Christopher Moeller | $0.38 | $9.00 |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | de | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) | #66 | uncommon | de | Greg Staples | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | de | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | es | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) | #66 | uncommon | es | Greg Staples | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | es | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | fr | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) | #66 | uncommon | fr | Greg Staples | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | fr | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | it | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) | #66 | uncommon | it | Greg Staples | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | it | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) | #131 | uncommon | ja | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | ja | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | pt | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | ru | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
| Zendikar (ZEN) | #142 | uncommon | zhs | Christopher Moeller | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
Punishing Fire's triggered ability triggers only if it's already in your graveyard at the time an opponent gains life. For example, you can cast it in response to a spell or ability that will cause an opponent to gain life. In that case, Punishing Fire will resolve first, so it will be in the graveyard by the time the opponent gains life. However, if you wait until an opponent actually gains life and then cast Punishing Fire, you won't be able to return it to your hand at that time.
If Punishing Fire has left your graveyard by the time its triggered ability resolves, you may still pay {R}, but you won't return it to your hand. This is true even if Punishing Fire has left your graveyard and returned to it by the time its triggered ability resolves.
You choose whether to pay {R} as the triggered ability resolves.
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