Braid of Fire
Secret Lair Drop 1247 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1247
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Sam Burley
- Market price
- $29.88
What it does
Cumulative upkeep—Add red mana. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
The prominence danced before the shaman, a tangle of power and flame—his to unravel.
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
Braid of Fire was originally released in the 2006 Coldsnap expansion, a set designed to evoke the aesthetic of older, standalone card game releases while introducing mechanics centered around cumulative upkeep. This specific version was issued as part of the Secret Lair series, a line of premium, curated reprints produced by Wizards of the Coast that focuses on distinct artistic reinterpretations of existing cards.
The art for this edition was created by the artist Kelogsloops, who utilized a vivid, surrealist style to represent the card’s explosive, fire-based mechanics. The piece was well-received within the Magic: The Gathering community for its departure from traditional fantasy tropes, opting instead for a fluid and atmospheric visual language that emphasizes the card's role as an escalating source of mana.
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