Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Reprinted in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance: Legendary Planeswalker - Chandra, Reality Fracture. [+1]: Exile the top card of your library. You may cast that card. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker - Chandra
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Loyalty
- 4
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 244
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
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About Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Chandra, Torch of Defiance is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red legendary planeswalker from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 244 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It enters with 4 loyalty. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Reality Fracture (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
[+1]: Exile the top card of your library. You may cast that card. If you don't, Chandra deals 2 damage to each opponent.
[+1]: Add {R}{R}.
[−3]: Chandra deals 4 damage to target creature.
[−7]: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, this emblem deals 5 damage to any target."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.22 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Chandra, Torch of Defiance by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Chandra, Torch of Defiance has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reality Fracture (FRA) #309 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Reality Fracture Promos (PFRA) #244p | Mythic | 2026 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #876 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Pioneer Challenger Decks 2021 (Q06) #6 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #117 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Signature Spellbook: Chandra (SS3) #1 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #70934 | Mythic | 2018 |
| San Diego Comic-Con 2018 (PS18) #110 | Mythic | 2018 |
| San Diego Comic-Con 2017 (PS17) #110 | Mythic | 2017 |
| Kaladesh (KLD) #110 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Kaladesh Promos (PKLD) #110s | Mythic | 2016 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Chandra, Torch of Defiance, newest first.
- The emblem created by Chandra's last ability is colorless. The damage it deals is from a colorless source.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Chandra's first ability causes 4 damage total to be dealt to the opposing team.
- You pay the costs for the exiled card if you cast it. You may pay alternative costs such as emerge rather than the card's mana cost.
- Loyalty abilities can't be mana abilities. Chandra's second ability uses the stack and can be countered or otherwise responded to. Like all loyalty abilities, it can be activated only once per turn, during your main phase, when the stack is empty, and only if no other loyalty abilities of the planeswalker have been activated this turn.
- If you cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Chandra's ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.
- An effect that instructs you to "cast" a card doesn't allow you to play lands. If the card exiled with Chandra's first ability is a land card, you can't play it and Chandra deals 2 damage to each opponent.
- Chandra's emblem's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger.
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