Fists of Flame
Fists of Flame: Instant, Foundations Jumpstart. Draw a card. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 550
- Artist
- Steve Argyle
- Commander rank
- 1,862 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Fists of Flame
Fists of Flame is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red instant from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 550 in that set, with art by Steve Argyle. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Draw a card. Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and gets +1/+0 for each card you've drawn this turn. (A creature with trample can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
"Fire has always been my most faithful companion." -Jared Carthalion
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Fists of Flame by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Fists of Flame
Fists of Flame has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MH1-123 | Common | 2026 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #166 | Common | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #CMR-414 | Common | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #223 | Common | 2023 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #443 | Common | 2021 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #414 | Common | 2020 |
| Modern Horizons (MH1) #123 | Common | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Fists of Flame, newest first.
- The bonus that the target creature receives is locked in as Fists of Flame resolves, counting the card drawn during its first effect. The creature won't get an additional +1/+0 if you draw another card later in the turn.
- If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Fists of Flame tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You won't draw a card.
- If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," Fists of Flame's effect doesn't count them.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Fists of Flame is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.