Fire Covenant

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Fire Covenant: Instant, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black and red (BR)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
Released
2026-01-23
Collector number
54
Artist
Jeff Miracola
Commander rank
2,739 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Fire Covenant

Fire Covenant is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and red instant from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 54 in that set, with art by Jeff Miracola. It costs {1}{B}{R} (one generic, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Ice Age (1995) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.

Fire Covenant deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

"No matter our differences, one thing we agree on: It ends in fire."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.64 (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 Fire Covenant by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Fire Covenant

Fire Covenant has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1796Rare2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #271Rare2021
Masters Edition (ME1) #145Uncommon2007
Ice Age (ICE) #289Uncommon1995

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Fire Covenant, newest first.

  • If X is 0, the number of targets must also be 0.
  • You must distribute at least 1 damage to each target.
  • You divide the damage as you cast the spell. You can't redistribute the damage if any of the target creatures becomes illegal before the spell resolves.

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