Guise of Fire
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 and attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27630
Guise of Fire turns a blocker into an attacker and strips its toughness contribution — one mana, instant speed, and the creature swings into your opponents' open faces until it dies. It's a combat trick that doubles as removal bait and political tool, and at one red mana the cost is essentially free.
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, Guise of Fire earns its slot in any strategy built around forced attacks — goad commanders, enchantress shells, and donate-punishment decks all want the persistent pressure it creates for a single red mana. In Pauper it's a fringe combat trick, too situational to see competitive play but cheap enough to jam in creature-heavy brews. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have far more efficient interaction, so Guise of Fire never registers there outside of highly specific combo contexts. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's appeal: low-cost auras that create political chaos are exactly what slower, enchantment-matters spellslingers want.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Guise of Fire is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk enchantments at this price point rarely spike unless a commander printing creates sudden demand, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.