Play with Fire
Foundations Jumpstart 586 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 586
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Play with Fire deals 2 damage to any target. If a player is dealt damage this way, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Devils find human dwellings to be oppressively cold, dark, and unburnt.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Play with Fire was released in the 2024 Foundations Jumpstart set, serving as a functional reprint of a card that first appeared in the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt expansion. It is a classic red instant-speed burn spell, designed to provide efficient, low-cost damage dealing capabilities while offering the secondary utility of 'scrying' the top card of the library. This mechanic aligns with modern card design goals, balancing aggressive output with minor library manipulation to ensure deck consistency.
The artwork for this specific version is by Svetlin Velinov, a long-time contributor to the Magic: The Gathering franchise. Velinov is known for his dynamic and impactful depictions of magical combat, and his work here captures the raw, volatile nature of the spell. The design was received as a staple utility card for red-aligned decks in various formats, valued for its flexibility in both removing small creatures and pressuring an opponent's life total.
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About Play with Fire
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