First printed in Darksteel (2004)
Instant
Pulse of the Forge deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. Then if that player or that planeswalker's controller has more life than you, return Pulse of the Forge to its owner's hand.
Before wars or weapons, there was anger.
- Illustrated by
- Paolo Parente
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
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers…: Hostility + Pulse of the Forge + Thermopod
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste…: Hostility + Phyrexian Altar + Pulse of the Forge