Zenith Flare

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Zenith Flare: Instant, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
Released
2020-04-24
Collector number
217
Artist
Jonas De Ro
Commander rank
16,642 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Zenith Flare

Zenith Flare is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and red instant from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO), an expansion set released in April 2020. It is collector number 217 in that set, with art by Jonas De Ro. It costs {2}{R}{W} (two generic, one white and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Zenith Flare deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of cards with a cycling ability in your graveyard.

"I defy this world to try our defenses now. Send pterons and skycats. Send Vadrok!" -Janae, Coppercoat architect

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Zenith Flare by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Zenith Flare.

  • If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Zenith Flare tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve. You won’t gain X life.

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