Ghostfire
Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins 40 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Cyril Van Der Haegen
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Ghostfire is colorless.
Ghostfire deals 3 damage to any target.
Only those gifted with the eye of Ugin, the spirit dragon, can see his fiery breath.
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
Ghostfire was originally introduced in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering set Future Sight. It stands out in the game's mechanics because, despite being a colorless spell, it is explicitly defined as red. This design was created to test the boundaries of the color pie, allowing the spell to interact with cards that specifically protected against or interacted with red sources, a clever subversion of traditional game rules that players found both intriguing and strategically challenging.
The version included in the 2012 Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins release features art by Cyril Van Der Haegen. This specific reprint was intended to provide utility in a format designed to showcase the tribal synergies and historical conflicts of two of Magic's most iconic creature types. Van Der Haegen’s illustration emphasizes the ethereal, colorless nature of the fire, aligning with the card's unique mechanical identity while fitting the thematic aesthetic of the broader Duel Decks product line.
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