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Torch the Tower

Wilds of Eldraine #153 common
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Torch the Tower

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Live Value $0.33
Foil Multiplier: 1.09x
Reprint Profile:
Printed 2 times LOW

Reprinted 2x historically, most recently in 2023 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Rarity
common
Set Origin
Daily Shift
-8.33%
EDHREC Rank
#16,353
Mana Cost
mana symbol

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant
Color Identity Red
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)

Torch the Tower deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was bargained, instead it deals 3 damage to that permanent and you scry 1.

If a permanent dealt damage by Torch the Tower would die this turn, exile it instead.
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Official Judge Precedents

6 Precedents

Some instant and sorcery spells require additional targets if they're bargained. You ignore those targeting requirements if those spells aren't bargained, and you can't bargain those spells unless you can choose the appropriate targets. On the other hand, you can bargain a permanent spell even if you won't be able to choose targets for an enters-the-battlefield ability of that permanent once the spell resolves.

Bargain represents an optional additional cost. A spell cast with that additional cost paid is "bargained."

Bargain means "As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token."

Torch the Tower's last replacement effect will exile the target permanent if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage or having 0 loyalty.

You may sacrifice only one artifact, enchantment, or token to pay a spell's bargain cost.

If you copy a bargained spell, the copy is also bargained. If a card or token enters the battlefield as a copy of a permanent that's already on the battlefield, the new permanent isn't bargained, even if the original was.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2023-09-08
Artist Reference: Uriah Voth
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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