Fire Prophecy
Instant
Fire Prophecy deals 3 damage to target creature. You may put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library. If you do, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #9162
Fire Prophecy deals 3 damage to any target and lets you bury an unwanted card from hand to put any card from your deck on the bottom — removal and library manipulation stapled together for two mana. It's a role-player, not a headliner, but in Imodane, the Pyrohammer decks that want every spell to carry a damage trigger, it earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies the damage from Fire Prophecy to each opponent simultaneously, turning a clean 3-damage removal spell into a 3-damage-to-the-table event — the deck sculpts its hand with the card swap and threatens life totals at the same time.
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden lives and dies by what's sitting on the bottom of the library, and Fire Prophecy is one of the cheapest ways to plant exactly the creature you want there on demand.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fire Prophecy is a budget inclusion in spell-damage commanders like Imodane, the Pyrohammer and in Grenzo, Dungeon Warden lists that need cheap, reliable bottom-of-library setup. In Pauper it's legal but rarely played — three damage at sorcery speed doesn't compete with Lightning Bolt at the same cost ceiling. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have enough efficient removal that Fire Prophecy can't justify the sorcery-speed tax outside of very specific combo-setup shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Fire Prophecy is pure bulk — you're paying for a functional utility piece, not a scarce card. Bulk commons with niche applications like this rarely move on price unless a specific commander spikes in popularity, so expect it to stay in this range.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.