Shivan Fire
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Shivan Fire deals 2 damage to target creature. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22413
Shivan Fire trades one mana for one damage or two mana for four damage — clean, scalable removal that punches above its cost when you hit threshold. It's not a format staple, but it does its job without apology.
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, Shivan Fire earns a slot in red decks that consistently hit seven cards in hand — spell-slinger and draw-heavy shells where the four-damage mode comes online reliably. In Pauper, it's a legitimate removal option at common, competing with Galvanic Blast and Lightning Bolt on rate. Modern and Legacy have enough one-mana answers at higher ceiling that Shivan Fire rarely makes the cut outside budget builds. Pioneer is its most competitive non-rotating home, where the card pool thins enough that scalable instant-speed burn sees real play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Shivan Fire is deep bulk — pickup cost is negligible. Demand won't push that number up; this is a card you grab as a four-of without thinking about it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.