Lasting Tarfire
Lasting Tarfire: Enchantment, Lorwyn Eclipsed. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 149
- Artist
- Jorge Jacinto
- Commander rank
- 6,799 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Lasting Tarfire
Lasting Tarfire is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red enchantment from Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL), an expansion set released in January 2026. It is collector number 149 in that set, with art by Jorge Jacinto. 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 Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. Lorwyn Eclipsed is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
At the beginning of each end step, if you put a counter on a creature this turn, this enchantment deals 2 damage to each opponent.
What began as a rivalry between two petty marauders ended in a field soaked in tar, soot, and flame.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Lasting Tarfire 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 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Lasting Tarfire.
- Lasting Tarfire's ability will check as your end step starts to see if you put a counter on a creature this turn. If you didn't, the ability won't trigger at all. Putting a counter on a creature during your end step won't cause the ability to trigger.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Lasting Tarfire is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.