Flame Wave
The List STH-81 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- STH-81
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Flame Wave deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
"I hear the roaring of a wave whose waters are red and whose mists are black."— Oracle *en*-Vec
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
Flame Wave was originally introduced in the 1996 Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to provide a high-cost, high-impact red sorcery that dealt damage to all creatures and players. The card exemplifies the early design philosophy of the game, which favored dramatic, board-altering effects that could swing the momentum of a match in a single turn, despite the high mana investment required for its activation.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's history. His design sought to capture the visceral intensity of a cascading magical inferno, utilizing a bold, illustrative style that defined the aesthetic of the game's first few years. As part of The List—a curated selection of reprints integrated into modern booster packs—this version offers players a chance to obtain a piece of the game's heritage, maintaining its status as a nostalgic touchstone for longtime collectors.
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