Punishing Fire

set	min	mtgo
-	€ 0.30	0.06 tix

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Name	Punishing Fire
Type	Instant
Description	Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target. Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay . If you do, return Punishing Fire from your graveyard to your hand.
Artist	Greg Staples
Set	The List #DDG-66
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Punishing Fire

Punishing Fire, Instant, designed by Christopher Moeller first released in Oct, 2009 in the set Zendikar and was printed exactly in 5 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of € 0.30.

A deck that focuses on controlling the board and disrupting the opponent's life gain strategies would benefit from using Punishing Fire, especially in a burn or control deck. While Punishing Fire offers a recurring source of damage, there are other cards like Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning that may provide more immediate impact and efficiency in terms of damage output. However, Punishing Fire can be a valuable inclusion in decks looking for long-term value and grindy matchups, making it a viable option depending on the specific strategy and metagame.

Rules

10/01/09

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.

10/01/09

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.