Punishing Fire Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2009
Punishing Fire has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2009 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is The List #DDG-66 at $0.23, while the most expensive is Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons #66 at $0.38. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.34. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Commander 2011.
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Every Punishing Fire Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The List #DDG-66 (U) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.23 | — |
| Zendikar #142 (U) | 2009 | $0.34 | — |
| Commander 2011 #131 (U) | 2011 | $0.34 | $0.01 |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons #66 (U) | 2011 | $0.38 | $0.05 |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack #66 (U) | 2015 | — | — |
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.
Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay
. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsYou choose whether to pay as the triggered ability resolves.
If Punishing Fire has left your graveyard by the time its triggered ability resolves, you may still pay , but you won't return it to your hand. This is true even if Punishing Fire has left your graveyard and returned to it by the time its triggered ability resolves.
Punishing Fire's triggered ability triggers only if it's already in your graveyard at the time an opponent gains life. For example, you can cast it in response to a spell or ability that will cause an opponent to gain life. In that case, Punishing Fire will resolve first, so it will be in the graveyard by the time the opponent gains life. However, if you wait until an opponent actually gains life and then cast Punishing Fire, you won't be able to return it to your hand at that time.