Furnace of Rath

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Furnace of Rath: Enchantment, Planechase. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{R}{R}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Planechase (HOP)
Released
2009-09-04
Collector number
55
Artist
John Matson
Commander rank
4,544 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Double

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About Furnace of Rath

Furnace of Rath is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Planechase (HOP), released in September 2009. It is collector number 55 in that set, with art by John Matson. It costs {1}{R}{R}{R} (one generic and three red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Tempest (1997) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.66 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

The furnace awaits the next master who would stoke the fires of apocalypse.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.66 (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 Furnace of Rath by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Furnace of Rath

Furnace of Rath has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #TMP-177Rare2023
Salvat 2011 (PS11) #104Rare2011
Duels of the Planeswalkers (DPA) #44Rare2010
Tenth Edition (10E) #204Rare2007
Ninth Edition (9ED) #188Rare2005
Ninth Edition (9ED) #188★Rare2005
Eighth Edition (8ED) #187Rare2003
Eighth Edition (8ED) #187★Rare2003
Tempest (TMP) #177Rare1997

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Furnace of Rath, newest first.

  • If multiple effects modify how damage will be dealt, the player who would be dealt damage or the controller of the creature that would be dealt damage chooses the order to apply the effects. For example, Mending Hands says, “Prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.” Suppose a spell would deal 5 damage to a player who has cast Mending Hands targeting themselves. That player can either (a) prevent 4 damage first and then let Furnace of Rath double the remaining 1 damage, taking 2 damage, or (b) double the damage to 10 and then prevent 4 damage, taking 6 damage.
  • If you have two of these on the battlefield, the damage is multiplied by 4.
  • The multiplied damage counts in all ways as if it came from the original source. Furnace of Rath is not the source.
  • If a spell or ability damages multiple things, divide up the damage before applying this effect. This means you can’t normally end up with an odd amount of damage on something.
  • The trample rules cause damage to be divided before it is doubled.

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