Fling
Magic 2011 139 • common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Collector number
- 139
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.
Sometimes the cannoneer must become the cannonball.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fling first appeared as an uncommon card in the Stronghold expansion of 1998, designed as a flavor-rich way to weaponize one's own creatures in the heat of battle. By the time it was reprinted as a common in the Magic 2011 core set, it had become a quintessential red-aligned spell, embodying the chaotic and self-destructive philosophy of the color through its mechanics of sacrificing a creature to deal direct damage.
The Magic 2011 iteration features evocative artwork by Paolo Parente, who utilized his signature dynamic style to depict the raw, kinetic energy of the spell. Parente’s contribution emphasizes the visceral nature of hurling a creature at an opponent, reinforcing the card's role as a tactical, high-risk maneuver that has remained a fan-favorite element of aggressive deck archetypes for decades.
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