Fires of Undeath
Instant
Fires of Undeath deals 2 damage to any target.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29352
Fires of Undeath deals 2 damage to any target for three mana, then sits in the graveyard waiting to be cast again for two — a repeatable, graveyard-fueled burn spell that scales with how often you can recur it. It's not efficient by default, but in decks that weaponize the graveyard as a resource, the second cast is essentially free value stapled to the first.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fires of Undeath earns a slot in graveyard-centric decks that want cheap, repeatable interaction — 2 damage won't close games, but it kills X/2 creatures and pings planeswalkers without spending additional cards. Pauper is where it has the most competitive footing, since common-legal card advantage is scarce and the flashback clause turns a single card into two activations. In Legacy and Vintage it's simply too slow — three mana for 2 damage doesn't clear the bar when the format operates at a different speed entirely. Fires of Undeath is a role-player, not a staple: format legality is wide, but meaningful homes are narrow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Fires of Undeath is deep bulk — pick it out of a common box rather than buying singles. Bulk commons with niche graveyard applications rarely appreciate, so treat this as a free inclusion, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.