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Aria of Flame

Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, each opponent gains 10 life.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a verse counter on this enchantment, then it deals damage equal to the number of verse counters on it to target player or planeswalker.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Horizons
Price
$0.65
EDHREC rank
#7762
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Aria of Flame card art
Aria of Flame converts every instant and sorcery into a draining ping — once it's out, a spell-heavy turn can close a game that Magister Sphinx would have taken three more turns to finish. The cost is real: opponents each gain 10 life on entry, so it needs a high-volume spell engine like Feather, the Redeemed to burn through that cushion before the game stalls.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Feather, the Redeemed

Feather, the Redeemed

28.4% of decks · synergy 0.27

Feather, the Redeemed recurs targeting spells turn after turn, which means Aria of Flame isn't counting on burst — it's accumulating damage across every combat step until opponents are simply dead.

02
Veyran, Voice of Duality

Veyran, Voice of Duality

17.4% of decks · synergy 0.16

Veyran, Voice of Duality doubles magecraft triggers, so every spell under Aria of Flame fires twice; the 10-life cushion opponents gain on entry evaporates in a single spell-heavy turn.

03

Urabrask

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.16

Urabrask gives opponents impulse draws that cost life, and Aria of Flame stacks on top, making every spell cast under Urabrask's reign a two-vector drain that compounds quickly at a four-player table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Aria of Flame is a build-around that pays off in dedicated spellslinger decks and does almost nothing in creature-heavy shells — the 10-life gift to each opponent means you're starting 30 life in the hole at a four-player table, so volume is non-negotiable. In Legacy, the card sees essentially no play; the format's answer density and faster clock make a three-mana enchantment that hands life to opponents a liability before it gets going. Modern has enough spells-matter support to make it technically functional, but the format moves too fast for a delayed-payoff enchantment without a dedicated shell. Vintage is theoretically legal but Aria of Flame is nowhere near the power threshold that format demands. Oathbreaker is the stealth home — planeswalker activations plus a signature spell can loop triggers quickly, and the smaller starting life totals make the 10-life swing less punishing.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.65 bulk tier

At $0.65, Aria of Flame is firmly bulk — you're not paying a premium for it, and it's the kind of card you trade for at the table or pick up in a lot. Demand is narrow enough that it won't spike without a major reprint ban or new Commander precon featuring it, so the price is stable for what it is.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.