Flame Discharge
Instant
Flame Discharge deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker. If you controlled a modified creature as you cast this spell, it deals X plus 2 damage instead. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #20246
Flame Discharge deals damage scaled to the number of charge counters or energy you have — the floor is mediocre, but in a dedicated counter-farming deck the ceiling climbs fast. It's a conditional burn spell: powerful when your engine is already running, underwhelming when it isn't.
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, Flame Discharge earns its slot only in decks that accumulate charge counters or energy as a core mechanic — generic red decks have better unconditional removal. In Modern and Pioneer, the energy archetype gives it a real home, where a stocked energy pool turns Flame Discharge into efficient, scalable removal that doubles as reach. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; the format's speed means conditional burn that requires resource investment simply isn't competing with the available options.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Flame Discharge is pure bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the shell fits. Bulk rares rarely move unless a new synergy card pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so don't expect the price to budge.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.