First printed in Coldsnap (2006)
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep—Add 
. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
"To a trained mind, the cold is but a momentary distraction."
- Illustrated by
- Cyril Van Der Haegen
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Braid of Fire is a very unusual card. "Add " is a cost. This enchantment does nothing but add increasing amounts of mana during your upkeep.
- Any of this mana that isn't spent during your upkeep step will be removed before your draw step begins. You cannot save it to be spent on the card you will draw this turn.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Leyline Tyrant + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite combat damage…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Electro, Assaulting Battery + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Ashling, Flame Dancer + Braid of Fire + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds + Ozai, the Phoenix King
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds + The Last Agni Kai
- Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana…: Aggravated Assault + Braid of Fire + Obeka, Splitter of Seconds + Upwelling
