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Punishing Fire 
Instant
Oracle Text
Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target.
Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay . If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Punishing Fire, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Legendary Cube Prize Pack
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 66
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Punishing Fire
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Tower Winder
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Bounding Krasis
- 1 Nadu, Winged Wisdom
- 1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
- 1 Phantasmal Image
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
- 1 Reclamation Sage
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Imperial Recruiter
- 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- 1 Deceiver Exarch
- 1 Pestermite
- 1 Caves of Chaos Adventurer
- 1 Ravenous Baboons
- 1 Fury
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Joraga Treespeaker
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Coiling Oracle
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (5)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Flooded Grove
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Karplusan Forest
- 1 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Rootbound Crag
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya Coast
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Commercial District
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Commercial District
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Commercial District
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Commercial District
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Field of the Dead
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (9)
Lands (33)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 2 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 1 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 2 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 3 Wasteland
- 1 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (33)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 2 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 3 Wasteland
- 1 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tropical Island
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 2 Rishadan Port
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Tranquil Thicket
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Sorceries (5)
Artifacts (7)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 4 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 3 Maze of Ith
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Waterlogged Grove
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (34)
- 1 Ancient Tomb
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (34)
- 1 Ancient Tomb
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 4 Thespian's Stage
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (33)
- 1 Blast Zone
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 3 Dark Depths
- 1 Forest
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 3 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Karakas
- 2 Maze of Ith
- 1 Sejiri Steppe
- 2 Taiga
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- 3 Thespian's Stage
- 4 Urza's Saga
- 4 Wasteland
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 2 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
