Furnace of Rath

set	min	mtgo
-	54.38	0.02 tix

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Name	Furnace of Rath
Type	Enchantment
Description	If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
Artist	John Matson
Set	The List #1257
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Furnace of Rath

Furnace of Rath, Enchantment, designed by John Matson first released in Oct, 1997 in the set Tempest and was printed exactly in 10 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 54.38. It's a key card in 3 combos.

A deck focused on dealing direct damage spells or abilities, such as burn or aggro decks, would benefit from including Furnace of Rath as it effectively doubles the damage output of all sources. However, there are better alternatives like Dictate of the Twin Gods, which costs the same but can be flashed in at instant speed, providing more flexibility and surprise factor. Furnace of Rath can still see play in specific strategies that heavily rely on damage dealing, but its vulnerability to enchantment removal and potential backfire make it a situational choice in competitive play.

Rules

08/01/05

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.

10/04/04

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.

10/04/04

If you have two of these on the battlefield, the damage is multiplied by 4.

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