Braid of Fire
Coldsnap 78 • rare
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Cyril Van Der Haegen
- Market price
- $24.14
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.)
"To a trained mind, the cold is but a momentary distraction."
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 released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Coldsnap. This set was designed as a thematic successor to the Ice Age block, drawing on the cold, survivalist aesthetic of the original 1995 setting. The card was created as a red enchantment that generates red mana during the player's upkeep, a unique mechanic that demands careful resource management due to the mana burning away if unused.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Dan Dos Santos, who captured the card's volatile nature with a depiction of swirling, elemental flames. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche build-around piece for casual play. Its design, which creates an escalating tax on player resources, has since secured its reputation as a fan-favorite card for commander formats where high-risk, high-reward enchantments are frequently explored by players.
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