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Punishing Fire

Red

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Punishing Fire, The List printing
The List PLST · No. DDG-66 2024-08-02

Card text

{1}{R}
Instant
Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target. Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
EDHREC rank #16689 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✗ Banned
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

You choose whether to pay {R} as the triggered ability resolves.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If Punishing Fire has left your graveyard by the time its triggered ability resolves, you may still pay {R}, but you won't return it to your hand. This is true even if Punishing Fire has left your graveyard and returned to it by the time its triggered ability resolves.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Punishing Fire's triggered ability triggers only if it's already in your graveyard at the time an opponent gains life. For example, you can cast it in response to a spell or ability that will cause an opponent to gain life. In that case, Punishing Fire will resolve first, so it will be in the graveyard by the time the opponent gains life. However, if you wait until an opponent actually gains life and then cast Punishing Fire, you won't be able to return it to your hand at that time.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Punishing Fire, Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons printing
Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons
DDG · #66
Uncommon
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Silver Goblin · Condition HP