Balefire Liege
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 295 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Collector number
- 295
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana or white mana red mana or white mana red mana or white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Ralph Horsley
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a red spell, this creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 3 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Balefire Liege was originally introduced in the Shadowmoor expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2008 as part of a cycle of legendary creatures designed to reward players for casting multi-colored spells. The card was specifically crafted to support the red-white color identity, emphasizing combat damage and direct burn effects. The design by the Wizards of the Coast team focused on the mechanical synergy between white's aggressive creature strategies and red's penchant for chaotic damage, creating a potent presence on the battlefield.
This specific printing, numbered 295, appeared in the Secrets of Strixhaven Commander set released in 2021. As a reprint, it served to bring the classic creature into a modern frame, allowing players of the Strixhaven-themed Commander decks to integrate a powerful board-state engine into their decks. The artwork maintains the original aesthetic vision, depicting a towering, fiery elemental that reflects the intense, high-fantasy tone characteristic of the Shadowmoor plane's aesthetic, which remains well-regarded by collectors for its dark, folkloric influence.
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