Flame Rift
Nemesis 80 • common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Ben Thompson
- Market price
- $1.11
What it does
Flame Rift deals 4 damage to each player.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Flame Rift was introduced in the Nemesis expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in February 2000 as the final installment of the Rath Cycle block. Designed for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, the card reflects the high-fantasy aesthetic of the era, focusing on the volatile and aggressive nature of red mana spells that characterize the game's broader mechanical identity.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, whose work often captures a sense of dark, cinematic intensity typical of late-90s fantasy art. Mechanically, Flame Rift was intended as a high-risk, high-reward burn spell, forcing both players to take damage. It gained long-term notoriety within the Legacy format, where it became a staple in burn-oriented decks for its efficiency in lowering life totals rapidly.
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