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Cathartic Pyre

First printed in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (2021)

All 4 prints

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  • The List (PLST) #MID-133, 2026
  • Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #90, 2026
  • Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #133, 2022
  • Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #133, 2021

Cathartic Pyre

Instant

Choose one —
• Cathartic Pyre deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
• Discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (4 of 6150). Most played in Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Not legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.1% 2026-09-24: 0.1% 2026-10-01: 0.1% 2026-10-08: 0.1% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
40%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers 0.5% 3%
Ashling, Flame Dancer 0.2% 15%
Slicer, Hired Muscle 0.1% 20%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Desperate Ritual100%11.1
Pyretic Ritual100%9.7
Crystal Vein100%9.4
Lightning Bolt100%9.4
Pyroblast100%3.2
Red Elemental Blast100%2.9
Rite of Flame100%2.4
Deflecting Swat100%1.8
Ancient Tomb100%1.1
Lotus Petal100%1.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Don E [HILL] in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Don E [HILL], 		1 main #24
1-2
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Don E [HILL], 		1 main #10
2-3
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
Jonathan Halsey, 		1 main #25
0-4
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Hooi XR, 		1 main #67
0-4

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.