Celestial Flare
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora 4 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora
- Collector number
- 4
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Clint Cearley
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Target player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature of their choice.
"You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."— Gideon Jura
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Celestial Flare was originally introduced as a common white instant for the Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2014. The card was designed to provide white decks with a tactical tool for forcing opponents to sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature, effectively bypassing hexproof and indestructible abilities. It reflects the mechanical philosophy of the color white during this era, focusing on balanced retribution and battlefield control.
The specific version appearing in the 2015 Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora product features new, evocative artwork by Magali Villeneuve. Villeneuve’s illustration captures the serene yet powerful nature of the spell, depicting a figure summoning divine light to neutralize a threat. This iteration was curated for the preconstructed deck to emphasize the thematic conflict between Elspeth Tirel’s orderly defense and Kiora’s oceanic, chaotic control, receiving positive attention from players for its aesthetic cohesion with the Duel Deck’s dual-theme narrative.
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