Pillar of Flame
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic Online PromosPRM · #46871
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Pillar of Flame deals 2 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Dave Kendall
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2002-06-24
Flavour text
"May the worthy spend an eternity in Blessed Sleep. May the wicked find the peace of oblivion."
Rulings
A creature dealt damage by Pillar of Flame that dies this turn will be exiled even if it wasn’t the target of Pillar of Flame (because the damage was redirected somehow). If the target creature isn’t dealt damage (most likely because the damage was prevented), it won’t be exiled if it dies that turn.
A creature dealt damage by Pillar of Flame will be exiled no matter why the creature would die that turn. It could have its toughness reduced to 0 or less or be destroyed by another spell or ability.
