Tombfire
Odyssey 165 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Target player exiles all cards with flashback from their graveyard.
The fondest memories burn brightest. As they're lost forever, the flames grow hotter still.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tombfire was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set introduced a graveyard-centric mechanical focus, shifting the game's design philosophy toward utilizing the discard pile as a secondary resource. Tombfire was specifically designed as a common card to provide players with a situational tool for direct damage based on cards removed from play, fitting the set's thematic obsession with death and renewal.
The card’s illustration was rendered by artist Greg Staples, whose atmospheric and gothic style was heavily featured throughout the Odyssey block. Staples aimed to capture the visceral decay of the game's setting, depicting an explosive discharge of magical energy originating from a tomb. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, piece of red-aligned utility, valued primarily by drafters and casual players for its ability to punish opponents who relied heavily on cards in their graveyards.
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