Cackling Flames
Dissension 59 • common
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Shishizaru
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Cackling Flames deals 3 damage to any target.
Hellbent — Cackling Flames deals 5 damage instead if you have no cards in hand.
"I like a little entertainment with my dinner."— Rakdos
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cackling Flames was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the final set in the Ravnica block, Dissension focused on the remaining three guilds of the plane, including the Red-White-Blue Boros Legion and the Red-Green-Blue Gruul Clans. This card was designed as a common-rarity sorcery, utilizing the 'hellbent' mechanic, which provided additional power or effects if the player had no cards in their hand, reinforcing the aggressive, chaotic flavor of the Rakdos Cult.
The artwork for the card was provided by veteran illustrator Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, a duo frequently commissioned during this era of the game. They aimed to depict the destructive, pyrotechnic nature of the Rakdos guild through a vibrant, high-contrast visual style. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, limited-format tool that rewarded players for exhausting their resources, fitting well within the aggressive draft environments prevalent during the Ravnica block era.
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