Devour in Flames
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
Devour in Flames deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #24013
Devour in Flames bounces a land to deal 4 damage to any target — that's a Shock stapled to a tempo loss, and the tempo loss is the whole problem. Paying full mana and a land drop to deal 4 non-combat damage is a losing trade in any format where better options exist.
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 |
In Commander, Devour in Flames competes in a slot already crowded with unconditional removal, and dealing 4 damage rarely kills what matters at a table with 40-life opponents and large creatures. The land-bounce cost is punishing in the mid-game when you need every drop on the board. In Modern and Pioneer it's strictly outclassed by Lightning Bolt, Unholy Heat, and their kin. Legacy and Vintage have no reason to look at it. Devour in Flames is legal nearly everywhere and useful nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Devour in Flames is deep bulk — you're not buying it, you're finding it in a trade binder. That price reflects demand accurately, and there's no realistic scenario where it moves.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.