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Punishing Fire

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Punishing Fire

Instant

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.

$0.34

Commander: LegalModern: Not legal

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Tags and classifications

Card attributes are distinct from extracted ability facts and inferred themes. AI themes and predicted tags are suggestions, not rules text.

Ability tags

Triggered

Mana costs

× 1

Color identity

R

Mana value

Mana value 2

Theme tags

BurnRecursion

Timing tags

Timing Instant

Type tags

Instant

Predicted tags are currently unavailable.

Ability classification

Published revision
482a4a8d-910a-4262-8142-5f79ac2d4159
Catalog cards
34,605
Classified
34,605
Complete
1,684
Partial
31,626
Unsupported
1,295

partial Extraction abilities-3

Incomplete card classification: unmodeled effect: Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.; unmodeled effect: you may pay {R}; unmodeled effect: If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Ability 1

spellunsupported

Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.

Active zone
stack
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
No recorded activation cost.
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: unmodeled effect: Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.
Source span
0–44

Functional categories

cadence.one-shotdelivery.spell

Effects

No effect records were extracted.

Incomplete: unmodeled effect: Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0
Rule
abilities-3
Confidence
Not calibrated

Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.

Ability 2

triggeredpartial

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

Active zone
battlefield
Trigger
life gain
Cost
No recorded activation cost.
Requirements
All of: Unsupported condition: unmodeled effect: you may pay {R}; unmodeled effect: If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Source span
45–156

Functional categories

delivery.triggeredeconomic.payoff

Effects

trigger · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • payoff life_gain · opponent life
    No additional explicit requirement.

Incomplete: unmodeled effect: you may pay {R}; unmodeled effect: If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Source evidence
Source
oracle
Revision
32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0
Rule
abilities-3
Confidence
Not calibrated

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

Ability 3

castcomplete

Cast Punishing Fire

Active zone
hand
Trigger
Unavailable
Cost
Mana {1}{R}
Requirements
All of: timing: instant
Source span
0–0

No functional category evidence is published for this ability.

Effects

cast · immediate

No additional explicit requirement.

  • requires mana · self R · amount 1
    action kind: noncreature_spell
  • requires mana · self generic · amount 1
    action kind: noncreature_spell
  • produces noncreature_cast · self spell · amount 1 · hand → stack
    No additional explicit requirement.
Source evidence
Source
scryfall
Revision
32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0
Rule
card-type-cast-event
Confidence
Not calibrated

Instant

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Card relationships

Published revision
482a4a8d-910a-4262-8142-5f79ac2d4159
Catalog cards
34,605
Classified
34,605
Complete
1,684
Partial
31,626
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1,295

Scoring revision: relationships-3. Loves, hates, neutral, mixed, conditional, and unknown remain distinct results.

Potential relationships

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Adventurer's Inn

Conditional loves

Land — Town · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 232bd88c-ecdb-43dd-b34a-d381cb3bedf2:0:1:abilities-3:4ca57eb3166c732d31d4cd5e3ebb45e95ff49d32ddfa717508d6048ddbe72322 supplies mana for part of target ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0's setup; remaining prerequisites are listed as conditions.

    enables · mana · impact 0.500 · conditional

    Conditions: missing prerequisite: requires mana (r); source supplies 1 mana for 2 total required; the same mana cannot cover multiple prerequisites; target ability requires timing=instant; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 232bd88c-ecdb-43dd-b34a-d381cb3bedf2:0:1:abilities-3:4ca57eb3166c732d31d4cd5e3ebb45e95ff49d32ddfa717508d6048ddbe72322

    {T}: Add {C}.

    Target ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

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Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz

Conditional loves

Legendary Enchantment // Legendary Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability be2a4bc4-8af6-48c5-9421-32d26272e71a:1:1:abilities-3:2557cfb1d735cfa207b757b0f96321c995d467af770ae8dc97dce1066cc2f29c supplies mana for part of target ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0's setup; remaining prerequisites are listed as conditions.

    enables · mana · impact 0.500 · conditional

    Conditions: missing prerequisite: requires mana (r); source supplies 1 mana for 2 total required; the same mana cannot cover multiple prerequisites; target ability requires timing=instant; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: be2a4bc4-8af6-48c5-9421-32d26272e71a:1:1:abilities-3:2557cfb1d735cfa207b757b0f96321c995d467af770ae8dc97dce1066cc2f29c

    {T}: Add {B}.

    Target ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

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Blighted Steppe

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability db16a2fb-dc42-4086-9928-52076043097f:0:0:abilities-3:5e3119e14dbc19096aca648785e750741a1cff28570ebfbb9cd352d4be5b3136 supplies mana for part of target ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0's setup; remaining prerequisites are listed as conditions.

    enables · mana · impact 0.500 · conditional

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    Source evidence

    Source ability: db16a2fb-dc42-4086-9928-52076043097f:0:0:abilities-3:5e3119e14dbc19096aca648785e750741a1cff28570ebfbb9cd352d4be5b3136

    {T}: Add {C}.

    Target ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

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Crypt of the Eternals

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability cc78776b-822b-4f11-8982-0805a25a9d36:0:1:abilities-3:a064ab9622a142f494ff166d625f08baecb3b61c5a82958eae9f60fdde4794b3 supplies mana for part of target ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0's setup; remaining prerequisites are listed as conditions.

    enables · mana · impact 0.500 · conditional

    Conditions: missing prerequisite: requires mana (r); source supplies 1 mana for 2 total required; the same mana cannot cover multiple prerequisites; target ability requires timing=instant; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: cc78776b-822b-4f11-8982-0805a25a9d36:0:1:abilities-3:a064ab9622a142f494ff166d625f08baecb3b61c5a82958eae9f60fdde4794b3

    {T}: Add {C}.

    Target ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

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Don Andres, the Renegade

Conditional loves

Legendary Creature — Vampire Pirate · Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}{R}

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0 supplies the exact noncreature_cast input used by target ability 060ef981-db05-436b-b1c1-f55071375344:0:1:abilities-3:dd237da3462db6c346e39c4b18a1dc1df1f1a5a0d47674f510f1e0836ce1c3d2.

    amplifies · noncreature_cast · impact 0.500 · conditional

    Conditions: source ability requires timing=instant

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

    Cast Punishing Fire

    Target ability: 060ef981-db05-436b-b1c1-f55071375344:0:1:abilities-3:dd237da3462db6c346e39c4b18a1dc1df1f1a5a0d47674f510f1e0836ce1c3d2

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Gates of Istfell

Conditional loves

Land · Mana cost: Unavailable

Perspective
same controller
Status
conditional
Signed compatibility
0.500
Positive impact
0.500
Negative impact
0.000
Mechanical evidence

  1. Source ability 6f85c26e-3c87-4112-ad1a-8a5708555a93:0:1:abilities-3:c74fb0744ebece3d7b2c85e091d570895b1f8f0edf5383d693f990715068a588 supplies mana for part of target ability 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0's setup; remaining prerequisites are listed as conditions.

    enables · mana · impact 0.500 · conditional

    Conditions: missing prerequisite: requires mana (r); source supplies 1 mana for 2 total required; the same mana cannot cover multiple prerequisites; target ability requires timing=instant; target resource requires action_kind=noncreature_spell

    Source evidence

    Source ability: 6f85c26e-3c87-4112-ad1a-8a5708555a93:0:1:abilities-3:c74fb0744ebece3d7b2c85e091d570895b1f8f0edf5383d693f990715068a588

    {T}: Add {W}.

    Target ability: 1890ef1b-38e5-432d-b040-f33cea7814e7:0:cast:abilities-3:32104b90f90080a299e4509e713545ec3beb5c52b9341c9d4ef211c1efe78bf0

    Cast Punishing Fire

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