Inferno
Seventh Edition 198★ • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 198★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Don Hazeltine
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Inferno deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.
"Some have said there is no subtlety to destruction. You know what? They're dead."— Wandering mage
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
Inferno was originally released in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the quintessential red sorcery spell that deals damage to all creatures and players. By the time it appeared in the Seventh Edition core set in 2001, the card had become a staple of the game's identity, symbolizing the destructive, direct-damage philosophy central to the red color pie. Its inclusion in Seventh Edition marked a shift toward a cleaner, more modern frame design that helped standardize the visual language of the game for a new generation of players.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition printing was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson, a prominent artist during Magic's early years. Her depiction of the spell emphasizes the chaotic, elemental nature of flame, capturing the card's function as a total battlefield wipe. While the card saw various iterations in both illustration and card frame design over its history, the Seventh Edition version is particularly notable among collectors for featuring the expansion's unique foil star mark, denoting it as a premium variant of a classic core set staple.
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