Braid of Fire Price
5 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2006
Braid of Fire has been printed 5 times across 3 sets, first in 2006 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is The List #CSP-78 at $18.48, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #1247 at $29.07. The median across 5 priced printings is $23.44. The cheapest non-foil copy is Secret Lair Drop #2307 at $19.05. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 5x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (The List).
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Every Braid of Fire Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The List #CSP-78 (R) Foil Cheapest | 2020 | $18.48 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #2307 (R) | 2025 | $19.05 | $13.00 |
| Coldsnap #78 (R) | 2006 | $23.44 | $12.00 |
| Secret Lair Drop #729 (R) Foil | 2023 | $24.27 | $13.00 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #1247 (R) | 2023 | $29.07 | $14.50 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsBraid of Fire is a very unusual card. "Add " is a cost. This enchantment does nothing but add increasing amounts of mana during your upkeep.
Any of this mana that isn't spent during your upkeep step will be removed before your draw step begins. You cannot save it to be spent on the card you will draw this turn.