Tarfire
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins 56 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Omar Rayyan
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
Tarfire deals 2 damage to any target.
"After Auntie brushed the soot from her eyes, she discovered something wonderful: the fire had turned the goat into something that smelled delicious."— A tale of Auntie Grub
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tarfire was released in 2007 as part of the Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins, a product line designed by Wizards of the Coast to encourage accessible, thematic play between two iconic fantasy factions. The card is a tribal instant that functions as a functional reprint of Shock, but with the added Goblin subtype, allowing it to interact with specific tribal synergies prevalent in the Lorwyn block context of the time.
The card features artwork by Kev Walker, a prolific illustrator for the Magic: The Gathering franchise. Walker’s depiction captures the visceral, chaotic nature of goblin pyromancy, emphasizing the frantic energy of the creature type. Upon its release, it was well-received by players for its efficiency in aggressive deck builds and its utility in decks leveraging tribal mechanics, eventually seeing significant play in older competitive formats like Modern.
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