Channeled Dragonfire
Sorcery
Channeled Dragonfire deals 2 damage to any target.
Harmonize 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by 
, where X is its power. Then exile this spell.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #16251
Channeled Dragonfire deals 6 damage to a creature or planeswalker at instant speed — that kills most things that matter. Three mana for that effect is the going rate in red, and instant speed is the difference between a spell that does work and one that just threatens to.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Channeled Dragonfire competes in a crowded slot: red has no shortage of three-mana instant-speed removal, and most tables run enough high-toughness threats that 6 damage is occasionally not enough. It earns its seat in Dragon-tribal builds where the Channel ability is live, letting you discard a Dragon to power up other effects or fuel reanimation loops. Outside of tribal synergy, formats like Standard and Pioneer are where Channeled Dragonfire is most at home — the card pool is narrower, 6 damage covers more of the format's creatures, and the Channel text has real upside in graveyard-adjacent strategies. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage the competition is simply too efficient; you're not running this over Lightning Bolt or Prismatic Ending.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Channeled Dragonfire is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a common box without thinking twice. That price reflects supply, not uselessness; in the right Dragon-tribal shell it's a functional inclusion that costs essentially nothing to acquire.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.