Card

Punishing Fire

Instant


Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay . If you do, return Punishing Fire from your graveyard to your hand.


  Zendikar (ZEN)
#142, Uncommon

Illustrated by: Christopher Moeller
Multiverse ID: 192217

Not Legal Alchemy BO1
Not Legal Standard BO1
Not Legal Brawl
Not Legal Explorer BO1
Not Legal Historic BO1
Not Legal Historic Brawl
Banned Modern
Not Legal Pauper
Not Legal Pioneer
Not Legal Traditional Standard
Not Legal Timeless BO1
Not Legal Traditional Alchemy
Not Legal Traditional Explorer
Not Legal Traditional Historic
Not Legal Traditional Timeless

Rulings

  • 2009-10-01
    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.
  • 2009-10-01
    You choose whether to pay as the triggered ability resolves.
  • 2009-10-01
    If Punishing Fire has left your graveyard by the time its triggered ability resolves, you may still pay , 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.
PRINTS USD EUR Tix
$0.44 €0.26 0.04
$0.50 €0.44 0.90
$0.35 €0.24 0.03
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