Blazing Hope
Instant
Exile target creature with power greater than or equal to your life total.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25134
Blazing Hope exiles any creature with power greater than or equal to your life total — and in Commander, where opponents routinely swing with 10/10s while you're at 14 life, that threshold is easy to meet. One mana at instant speed for unconditional exile is the deal; the catch is you need to be taking damage for it to fire, which makes it a reactive card that rewards being behind.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Blazing Hope earns its slot: games go long, life totals erode, and somebody always has an Eldrazi or pumped general you can't otherwise answer at instant speed for one mana. In Modern and Pioneer the condition is unreliable — aggro kills you before big creatures matter, and midrange decks don't reliably put you low enough when you need an answer. Legacy has better one-mana removal that doesn't require a life-total check. Blazing Hope is functionally a Commander-only card, and even there it belongs in decks that expect to take hits rather than control the board from a position of strength.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Blazing Hope is deep bulk — it will not appreciate, and copies are everywhere. Pick it up without a second thought if the condition fits your deck; just don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.