Obsidian Fireheart
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 55 • mythic
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.61
What it does
1 generic mana red mana red mana: Put a blaze counter on target land without a blaze counter on it. For as long as that land has a blaze counter on it, it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, this land deals 1 damage to you." (The land continues to burn after this creature has left the battlefield.)
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
Obsidian Fireheart was originally released in the 2010 Worldwake set for Magic: The Gathering, featuring art by Izzy. The card was designed as a rare elemental creature capable of manipulating the battlefield by placing counters on lands, essentially turning them into sources of ongoing fire damage. It was later reprinted as part of the 2017 Archenemy: Nicol Bolas set, where it served as a flavorful inclusion in a pre-constructed deck themed around the powerful Elder Dragon villain.
The design of Obsidian Fireheart highlights the 'Landfall' mechanic, a signature feature of the Zendikar block that rewards players for playing land cards. By allowing players to turn lands into creatures that deal damage over time, the card leaned into the set's high-fantasy, volatile environmental theme. When it appeared in the Archenemy release, it was curated to fit the chaotic and destructive nature of Nicol Bolas's forces, reinforcing the mechanical identity of the set as a high-stakes, asymmetric multiplayer experience.
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