Ghitu Fire
Sorcery
You may cast this spell as though it had flash if you pay 
more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)
Ghitu Fire deals X damage to any target.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #21744
Ghitu Fire is a mana-dump X-spell that kills a creature or domes a player for whatever you can pour into it — and with enough mana, the uncounterable clause turns it into a genuine finisher. The cost is waiting until you have the mana to make it matter, since at small values it's just an overpriced Shock.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ghitu Fire earns its slot: the format's generous mana development — Sol Ring, Cultivate, high-curve ramp packages — means you routinely reach the thresholds where X becomes lethal, and the uncounterable mode at X ≥ 10 punishes the blue-heavy tables that would otherwise counter every finisher you cast. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has never been relevant; faster, more efficient win conditions crowd it out at every mana value. Oathbreaker is a real home if your planeswalker commander generates the kind of ridiculous mana that makes a 20-point fireball feasible.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Ghitu Fire sits in bulk territory — the kind of card you throw in a pile trade without thinking twice. That price is stable; there's no reprint pressure and no spike demand, so it won't cost you anything to pick one up or to hold extras.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.