Celestial Flare

set	min	mtgo
-	0.32	0.03 tix

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Name	Celestial Flare
Type	Instant
Description	Target player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature.
Flavor	"You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression." —Gideon Jura
Artist	Clint Cearley
Set	Mystery Booster #50
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Celestial Flare

Celestial Flare, Instant, designed by Clint Cearley first released in Jul, 2013 in the set Magic 2014 and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 0.32.

A deck that focuses on controlling the board and disrupting your opponent's strategies would benefit from including Celestial Flare. This card is particularly effective in decks that aim to control the battlefield by removing key threats. While there may be other removal spells with broader applications, Celestial Flare's ability to target attacking or blocking creatures specifically can be strategically advantageous in the right deck. Overall, it could see play in decks looking to maintain board control and disrupt aggressive strategies.

Rules

07/01/13

Celestial Flare targets only a player, not any creature. A creature with hexproof or protection from white can be sacrificed this way.

07/01/13

Creatures continue to be attacking or blocking creatures through the end of combat step. It is possible to cast Celestial Flare within combat but after combat damage is dealt (specifically, during the combat damage step or the end of combat step). Only attacking and blocking creatures that survived combat damage can be sacrificed at this time.

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