Flame-Blessed Bolt
Instant
Flame-Blessed Bolt deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #17261
Flame-Blessed Bolt deals 3 damage to a creature or planeswalker and exiles it if it dies this turn — instant-speed removal that dodges graveyard recursion at one mana. For red decks that need clean answers, this is the rate you're looking for.
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, Flame-Blessed Bolt punches above its weight: one mana at instant speed that threatens exile keeps undying, persist, and recursive threats like Mikaeus, the Unhallowed targets permanently off the board. In Pauper, where common-legal removal is fiercely competitive, it slots into any red shell that needs cheap interaction with exile upside. Modern and Pioneer have access to more efficient options like Play with Fire and Stomp, so Flame-Blessed Bolt is a fringe consideration there — useful in budget builds but not the default. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at a higher ceiling; the card is legal but rarely the right call when Lightning Bolt exists.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Flame-Blessed Bolt is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk commons with legitimate Commander utility tend to stay in this range indefinitely, so there's no urgency either way.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.