Flare of Duplication
Flare of Duplication: Instant, Modern Horizons 3. You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Collector number
- 119
- Artist
- Olivier Bernard
- Commander rank
- 1,124 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Flare of Duplication
Flare of Duplication is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red instant from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 119 in that set, with art by Olivier Bernard. It costs {1}{R}{R} (one generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It is banned in Historic. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.79 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.79 (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 Flare of Duplication by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Flare of Duplication
Flare of Duplication has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #333 | Rare | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #416 | Rare | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Promos (PMH3) #119s | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Flare of Duplication, newest first.
- If the spell has damage divided as it was cast, the division can't be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can). The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
- The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
- If you copy a spell, you control the copy. It will resolve before the original spell does.
- If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one -" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. A different mode can't be chosen.
- The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.
- The controller of a copy can't choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.
- If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Kozilek's Command does), the copy will have the same value of X.
Similar cards
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