Stoke the Flames
Stoke the Flames: Instant, March of the Machine. Convoke. Stoke the Flames deals 4 damage to any target. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine (MOM)
- Released
- 2023-04-21
- Collector number
- 166
- Artist
- Liiga Smilshkalne
- Commander rank
- 10,133 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Convoke
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About Stoke the Flames
Stoke the Flames is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red instant from March of the Machine (MOM), an expansion set released in April 2023. It is collector number 166 in that set, with art by Liiga Smilshkalne. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Magic 2015 (2014) to March of the Machine (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Stoke the Flames deals 4 damage to any target.
The Atarka shamans roused the fire into a scorching rebuke of the invaders and a beacon of hope for the survivors.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Stoke the Flames by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Stoke the Flames
Stoke the Flames has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #M15-164 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #54553 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Magic 2015 (M15) #164 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Friday Night Magic 2014 (F14) #12 | Rare | 2014 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Stoke the Flames, newest first.
- If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.
- Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
- You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
- Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for {1} or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.
- When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
- Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Stoke the Flames is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.