Zenith Flare
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 217 • uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Zenith Flare deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of cards with a cycling ability in your graveyard.
"I defy this world to try our defenses now. Send pterons and skycats. Send Vadrok!"— Janae, Coppercoat architect
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
Zenith Flare was released in 2020 as part of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to highlight the set's cycling mechanic, which allows players to discard cards to draw new ones while triggering specific effects. As an uncommon card, it became a cornerstone of the 'Cycling' archetype in the Limited format, where players could build a powerful deck centered around accumulating cycled cards in the graveyard to fuel the flare's damage output.
The artwork for Zenith Flare was illustrated by Slawomir Maniak, who captured the intense, elemental energy of the Ikoria plane. The visual design emphasizes the explosive, predatory nature of the behemoths that define the set's aesthetic. Upon its release, the card received significant attention from the competitive community for its efficiency, quickly becoming a staple in both Limited play and certain constructed formats where graveyard-based strategies were viable.
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