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Incinerate

Magic: The GatheringFifth Edition#242

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Magic: The Gathering

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Fifth Edition5ED · #242

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.16 € · 0.15 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: Red

Card text

Incinerate deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Scott M. Fischer
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-03-24

Flavour text

"Yes, I think 'toast' is an appropriate description." —Jaya Ballard, task mage

Rulings

2007-07-15

Regeneration abilities that would affect that creature can still be activated; they just won’t do anything. The creature can’t be regenerated for any reason, even if an effect other than Incinerate would deal lethal damage to it or otherwise destroy it.