Shinen of Fury's Fire
Creature — Spirit
Haste
Channel — , Discard this card: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28289
Shinen of Fury's Fire gives every attacking creature you control the ability to force blocks, effectively acting as a one-card alpha strike enabler the turn it hits the table. The channel ability means it does this job even from your hand, making it nearly impossible to interact with.
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, Shinen of Fury's Fire earns its slot in any red aggro or go-wide strategy that needs to push through blockers — Krenko, Mob Boss and Isshin, Two Heavens as One lists in particular get real mileage out of the channel ability on a decisive turn. The fact that it bypasses counterspells and removal by never needing to resolve as a permanent is a genuine edge in the format. In Pauper it's legal and the channel cost is reasonable, though the format's creature quality makes forcing bad blocks less consistently punishing. Legacy and Vintage don't want it — both formats end games through faster, more broken means before a channeled gang-block manipulation matters.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at time of writing, but Shinen of Fury's Fire is a common from a older set with narrow appeal, so expect it to be a bulk pickup well under a dollar at most vendors. It's worth grabbing a copy or two if you're building the right Commander deck — supply is low enough that it occasionally spikes slightly, but never dramatically.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.