Kami's Flare
Mana Cost:
Type: Instant
Oracle Text:
Kami's Flare deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Kami's Flare also deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller if you control a modified creature. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: common
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Price ( USD): $0.16
USD: $0.16 · EUR: €0.09
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Character Background
At 1R and instant speed, Kami's Flare is a compact removal/burn tool that captures Kamigawa's spark: it kills many early creatures and takes out or chips planeswalkers while rewarding builds that care about modifications. Its primary game plan is tempo and aggressive midrange—use it to stabilize the board while turning leftover reach into extra face damage. The conditional 2 damage to the permanent's controller turns the spell into a mini-burn spell when you run modifications, so deliberately include cheap one-mana equipment (e.g., Bonesplitter-style beatsticks) or cheap auras, or lean into +1/+1-counter mechanics (Hardened Scales-style decks or green-red counter synergies) to reliably flip the bonus. In deckbuilding, pair Kami's Flare with low-cost modifiers and a few interactive instants so you can remove a threat and pivot to racing; in limited it’s premium removal, in constructed it's a flexible slot in Boros/Rakdos aggro or midrange lists that want efficient answers and incidental reach.
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