Punishing Fire

Punishing Fire

Instant

Mana cost: {1}{R}

How we read this card

Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.

on-cast — deals 2 damage

Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

triggered — brings a card back

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: life is gained.

Works well with

an instant leaves a graveyard — 202 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

  1. Murktide Regent — When Punishing Fire leaves a graveyard, Murktide Regent puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

gain life — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands — When Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands gains life, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Aria of Flame — When a permanent gains life thanks to Aria of Flame, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Bounty Board — When a permanent gains life thanks to Bounty Board, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Soldevi Steam Beast — When a permanent gains life thanks to Soldevi Steam Beast, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard
  5. Collapsing Borders — When Collapsing Borders gains life, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard
  6. Game of Chaos — When a permanent gains life thanks to Game of Chaos, Punishing Fire returns itself from the graveyard

2,070 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  3. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  4. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  5. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  6. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  7. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  8. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire is dealt damage:

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. War Elemental — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Darien, King of Kjeldor — makes that many tokens
  4. Blood Hound — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Chandra's Spitfire — gets +3/+0
  6. Wildfire Elemental — gives +1/+0
  7. Master of Barbs — gives +1/+0
  8. Swarmborn Giant — sacrifices itself
  9. Risona, Asari Commander — triggers
  10. Azor's Elocutors — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Punishing Fire is one).

When Punishing Fire is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.