Balefire Liege

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Balefire Liege: Creature - Spirit Horror, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Other red creatures you control get +1/+1. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Spirit Horror
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Power / toughness
2/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
295
Artist
Ralph Horsley
Commander rank
4,883 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Balefire Liege

Balefire Liege is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 295 in that set, with art by Ralph Horsley. It costs {2}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W} to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Eventide (2008) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.

Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.

Whenever you cast a red spell, this creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 3 life.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Balefire Liege by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Balefire Liege

Balefire Liege has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #180Rare2022
Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #478Rare2022
The List (PLST) #EVE-132Rare2020
Planechase (HOP) #97Rare2009
Eventide (EVE) #132Rare2008

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Balefire Liege.

  • The abilities are separate and cumulative. If another creature you control is both of the listed colors, it will get a total of +2/+2.

Similar cards

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Balefire Liege is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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