Fling
Stronghold 82 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $0.33
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.
It's raining rats and moggs.
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 was first introduced in the 1998 Magic: The Gathering expansion Stronghold. As a common instant card, it was designed to provide players with a high-risk, high-reward tactical option that utilized sacrificial mechanics to deal direct damage to opponents or creatures, embodying the aggressive and somewhat chaotic nature of red magic.
The artwork was commissioned from Paolo Parente, a renowned illustrator known for his dynamic and gritty style. Parente focused on capturing the kinetic intensity of the action, illustrating a hulking creature being launched with immense force. Upon release, the card was well-received for its utility in red-heavy decks, becoming a quintessential example of 'sacrifice-for-effect' gameplay that has remained a staple archetype in the game's long-term design evolution.
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