Soul's Fire
Instant
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #2531
Soul's Fire deals damage equal to a target creature's power directly to any target — stapled to a single red mana and two generic, it converts one giant threat into a one-shot kill on a player or planeswalker without needing combat. Decks running Body of Research or Thromok the Insatiable that routinely park 20-plus power on a single body treat this as a redundant Fling that keeps the creature on the board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Thromok the Insatiable
Thromok the Insatiable devours a board of tokens to stack absurd power on itself, and Soul's Fire turns that number directly into lethal damage without swinging into blockers — 70% of Thromok decks run it for exactly this reason.
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Melek, Reforged Researcher builds toward enormous spell-copy payoffs, and Soul's Fire slots in as a cheap instant that closes games once a massive creature is assembled — nearly half of Melek lists include it as a low-cost finisher.
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder pumps creatures to massive power in combat, and Soul's Fire lets you cash in that power as direct damage before or after attackers are declared, giving the deck a non-combat kill line 45% of the time.
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence grows from self-inflicted damage and can reach a power level that makes Soul's Fire a one-card kill, which is why it appears in just over 45% of her lists.
Kresh the Bloodbraided
Kresh the Bloodbraided accumulates +1/+1 counters as creatures die, and Soul's Fire converts that stockpiled power into a player kill when combat math becomes complicated — found in roughly 43% of Kresh builds.
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 |
Soul's Fire is a bulk common, so it's legal everywhere that matters — Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Commander is its natural home: 40 life totals demand high-damage finishers, and the format's creature-focused game plans routinely produce the giant power numbers Soul's Fire needs to close games. In Pauper it's playable but niche, since common-level creatures rarely reach the power thresholds where this outperforms a direct burn spell. Modern and Legacy have access to strictly better options for most shells, so Soul's Fire sees almost no competitive play outside Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Body of ResearchSoul's Fire
Near-infinite damage; Target opponent loses the game
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Soul's Fire sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you throw in a trade binder or grab as a throw-in without thinking twice. Bulk commons rarely move in price without a sudden spike in a high-profile deck, so don't expect this to appreciate; just pick up copies whenever you need them.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Body of Research
- Thromok the Insatiable
- Melek, Reforged Researcher
- Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder
- Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
- Kresh the Bloodbraided
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.