Inferno Fist
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature you control
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.
, Sacrifice this Aura: This Aura deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25280
Inferno Fist turns any creature into a repeatable, tapless ping engine — stick it on a creature with vigilance or one that untaps repeatedly and you're dealing free damage every turn while holding up blockers. Two mana to cast and one red to activate is cheap enough to justify the slot in dedicated go-wide or untap shells.
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, Inferno Fist is a niche piece — it earns a slot in Voltron builds that want reach damage to close out games, or in untap-combo decks that can fire the ability multiple times per turn. In Pauper it competes in aggressive red strategies where sticking an Aura on a resilient one-drop can grind out damage, though the two-for-one risk from removal is real. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are too fast and too interactive for a sorcery-speed setup this fragile. Inferno Fist is a commons-only or casual format card — don't bring it to competitive tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Inferno Fist is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'll ever pay for shipping on it alone. Price is stable and irrelevant; the only cost question is whether the card earns its deck slot.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.