Open Fire
Instant
Open Fire deals 3 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22753
Open Fire deals 3 damage to any target for three mana — functional, but outclassed by nearly every red instant at this slot. Sorcery-speed equivalents like Lightning Bolt cost one mana; even at instant speed, three mana for three damage is a rate competitive formats abandoned long ago.
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 |
Open Fire is legal everywhere but Standard, and it's not the right call in any of them. In Pauper, where the card is most at home, Galvanic Blast and Lightning Bolt make Open Fire redundant before you even finish building the list. In Commander, three mana for three damage to a single target is too inefficient — you need removal that hits harder or draws a card to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the bar for red burn is Bolt or nothing. Pauper is the one format where budget constraints might force the conversation, but even there, better commons exist.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Open Fire at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current buylist and retail. Given that it's a bulk common with no competitive demand, expect near-zero value regardless of printing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.