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Pyrokinesis

First printed in Alliances (1996)

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Pyrokinesis

Instant

You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

"Anybody want some . . . *toast*?"
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Illustrated by
Ron Spencer

Legality

Rulings (3)

  • If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.
  • Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
  • You divide the damage as you cast Pyrokinesis, not as it resolves. If any of the targets become illegal, damage is dealt to the other targets as originally assigned. If all targets are illegal, Pyrokinesis doesn’t resolve.

Prices

MTGO price: 9.05 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).

Duel Commander In 86 of 453 decks (19.0%), most in Aragorn, King of Gondor

Staple: main deck, 19% of decks (#112) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
18.8%
▲ 2.6 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 15.4% 17 Aug: 15.1% 24 Aug: 11.5% 31 Aug: 25.0% 7 Sep: 16.2% 14 Sep: 21.6% 21 Sep: 19.4% 28 Sep: 6.9% 5 Oct: 20.0% 12 Oct: 22.6% 19 Oct: 20.0% 26 Oct: 58.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
86
86 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
2 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug15.4%
17 Aug15.1%
24 Aug11.5%
31 Aug25.0%
7 Sep16.2%
14 Sep21.6%
21 Sep19.4%
28 Sep6.9%
5 Oct20.0%
12 Oct22.6%
19 Oct20.0%
26 Oct58.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aragorn, King of Gondor 3.3% 27%
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar 2.6% 100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.6% 17%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw 2.2% 100%
Toph, Greatest Earthbender 2.2% 100%
Quintorius, History Chaser 2.0% 22%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius 1.5% 14%
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos 1.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lightning Bolt99%3.0
Fury98%3.3
Bloodstained Mire97%1.5
Arid Mesa97%1.5
Scalding Tarn97%1.5
Wooded Foothills97%1.4
Galvanic Discharge88%3.5
Broadside Bombardiers83%4.1
Arena of Glory79%4.3
Prismatic Vista79%1.1
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Toph, Greatest Earthbender
DuduDeNunu in Duel Commander Trial 16
3-2
60%
Aragorn, King of Gondor
wolf777 in Duel Commander Trial 16
2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Swimmaf,
1 main 5-0
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Whoah,
1 main 5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Aerid Konstrari
JapaneseFisherman,
1 main 5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Pessimist1c,
1 main 5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Quintorius, History Chaser
Razielman,
1 main 5-0

Premodern In 171 of 2456 decks (7.0%), most in Sligh

Staple: sideboard, 7% of decks (#34) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
7.0%
▲ 0.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 9.4% 17 Aug: 13.9% 24 Aug: 9.2% 31 Aug: 7.6% 7 Sep: 7.5% 14 Sep: 3.3% 21 Sep: 7.1% 28 Sep: 6.1% 5 Oct: 6.5% 12 Oct: 6.5% 19 Oct: 2.9% 26 Oct: 4.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
172
6 main, 169 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.7
in the main deck
Win rate
53%
25 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug9.4%
17 Aug13.9%
24 Aug9.2%
31 Aug7.6%
7 Sep7.5%
14 Sep3.3%
21 Sep7.1%
28 Sep6.1%
5 Oct6.5%
12 Oct6.5%
19 Oct2.9%
26 Oct4.9%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Sligh 9.6% 11%
Goblins 6.4% 90%
RG (unclassified) 1.9% 4%
Mono-Red (unclassified) 0.8% 5%
UR (unclassified) 0.8% 5%
Madness 0.5% 8%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Wasteland83%2.8
Goblin Matron67%10.7
Siege-Gang Commander67%10.5
Goblin Lackey67%10.5
Goblin Warchief67%10.5
Goblin Ringleader67%10.5
Gempalm Incinerator67%10.4
Goblin Piledriver67%10.4
Mogg Fanatic67%4.0
Rishadan Port67%3.4
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Sligh
Augusto Orellana in Open Premodern Coquimbo Agosto 2026
6-0
100%
Madness
Brian Sheets in Bay Area Eternal Premodern 3K Open
5-1
83%
Goblins
wd40rocks in Premodern Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Goblins
Sloane Urbatsch in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event
5-2
71%
Goblins
maxtheripperhs in Premodern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Goblins
els in Premodern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Goblins
Amaru Herrera in Open Premodern Coquimbo Agosto 2026
5-2
71%
Goblins
Chiog33 in Premodern Challenge 32
5-2
71%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Goblins
Ryan Housing,
2 side #11
of 25
3-2
Goblins
Andrew Bachman,
3 side #19
of 25
1-2
Goblins
Alvaro Maulen Valladares,
3 side #15
of 28
2-3
Goblins
maxtheripperhs,
3 side 5-0
Goblins
Jacopogiacomoni,
3 side #7 (top 8)
of 24
3-3
Goblins
maxtheripperhs,
3 side 5-0
Goblins
wd40rocks,
4 side #7 (top 8)
of 27
3-3
Goblins
Remillarto,
3 side 5-0

Commander In 1061 of 15406 decks (6.9%), most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver

Staple: main deck, 7% of decks (#273) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
6.9%
not enough history for the previous period vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 6.3% 24 Aug: 6.8% 31 Aug: 6.7% 7 Sep: 7.4% 14 Sep: 6.6% 21 Sep: 7.5% 28 Sep: 7.0% 5 Oct: 7.4% 12 Oct: 7.0% 19 Oct: 6.7% 26 Oct: 5.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1061
1061 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
268 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug6.3%
24 Aug6.8%
31 Aug6.7%
7 Sep7.4%
14 Sep6.6%
21 Sep7.5%
28 Sep7.0%
5 Oct7.4%
12 Oct7.0%
19 Oct6.7%
26 Oct5.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver 7.7% 0%
Vivi Ornitier 2.3% 60%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw 2.1% 74%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 0%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess 1.9% 68%
Etali, Primal Conqueror 1.7% 61%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh 1.5% 3%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin 1.4% 1%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Lotus Petal99%1.1
Gemstone Caverns98%1.1
Chrome Mox97%1.1
Deflecting Swat94%1.8
Simian Spirit Guide92%1.9
Mana Vault90%1.1
Pyroblast88%2.8
Ancient Tomb87%1.0
Rite of Flame86%2.1
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Calvin Ng in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W8
5-0
100%
Vivi Ornitier
Australian cedh in Consult The Coast Win-A-Dual CEDH Tournamemt (Good Games Strathpine)
5-1
83%
Vivi Ornitier
Justin C. in cEDH Event
4-1
80%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
Aliff Mohd Shukor in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K
4-1
80%
Vivi Ornitier
Bannie Blue OP Draw Engine 🚫🌀 (Darryl Cook) in Goldsabertooth & Bite Sized MTG present BLOOD CRYPT cEDH at HIGH FANTASY DARK DUNGEON
4-1
80%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Spencer Miller [Grim] in Harvest Havoc CEDH Tournament
4-1
80%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
rob mallari in The Singapore Invitational
4-1
80%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Justin Nosek in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K
4-2
67%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Ian Teruya,
1 main #21
of 29
0-3
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Kerry Hatton,
1 main #6 (top 8)
of 17
1-1
Vivi Ornitier
Allister Arnold,
1 main #8 (top 8)
of 25
0-2
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Matthew Arnold,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 74
2-2
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Natalie [PerkyGreenFairy],
1 main #27
of 74
1-2
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
Sarah Richie,
1 main #47
of 74
0-1
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Alex Jusino,
1 main #59
of 74
0-3
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Jace [NJcEDH],
1 main #60
of 74
0-3

Vintage In 47 of 2004 decks (2.3%), most in UBRG (unclassified)

Staple: sideboard, 3% of decks (#55) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
2.3%
▼ 3.7 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.5% 17 Aug: 1.9% 24 Aug: 3.0% 31 Aug: 2.5% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 1.3% 21 Sep: 1.1% 28 Sep: 1.8% 5 Oct: 2.0% 12 Oct: 2.7% 19 Oct: 3.4% 26 Oct: 5.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
47
3 main, 44 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
13 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.5%
17 Aug1.9%
24 Aug3.0%
31 Aug2.5%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep1.3%
21 Sep1.1%
28 Sep1.8%
5 Oct2.0%
12 Oct2.7%
19 Oct3.4%
26 Oct5.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBRG (unclassified) 2.6% 83%
UR (unclassified) 0.4% 13%
RG (unclassified) 0.2% 50%
URG (unclassified) 0.2% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Unholy Heat100%501.8
Arena of Glory100%250.9
Fury100%125.4
Wooded Foothills100%118.1
Lightning Bolt100%111.5
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer100%100.4
Arid Mesa100%95.6
Bloodstained Mire100%83.6
Command Tower100%49.0
Abrade100%27.5
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

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBRG
oskiyaa in Vintage Challenge 32
8-1
89%
UBRG
MyPotatoes in Vintage Challenge 16
7-1
88%
RG
Ivan_Kay in Bracket 3 1v1 20K
4-1
80%
UBRG
golfsapao in Vintage Challenge 16
6-2
75%
UBRG
COMBO-BOY in Vintage Challenge 32
6-2
75%
UBRG
Filho_do_MOL in Vintage Challenge 16
5-2
71%
UBRG
oskiyaa in Vintage Challenge 32
5-2
71%
UBRG
medvedev in Vintage Challenge 16
5-2
71%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBRG
oskiyaa,
4 side #14
of 46
4-2
UBRG
MarcoIa,
2 side #17
of 46
3-3
UBRG
golfsapao,
2 side #2 (top 8)
of 24
6-2
UBRG
MarcoIa,
2 side #14
of 24
2-3
UBRG
Filho_do_MOL,
2 side #3 (top 8)
of 24
5-2
UBRG
musasabi,
4 side #32
of 52
3-3
UBRG
RAV92,
3 side 5-0
UBRG
oskiyaa,
4 side #1 (top 8)
of 43
8-1

Legacy In 34 of 4745 decks (0.7%), most in Izzet Cutter

Share of decks
0.7%
▲ 0.3 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.8% 24 Aug: 0.8% 31 Aug: 0.6% 7 Sep: 0.6% 14 Sep: 0.2% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.9% 12 Oct: 0.6% 19 Oct: 2.3% 26 Oct: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
34
0 main, 34 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
6 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.8%
24 Aug0.8%
31 Aug0.6%
7 Sep0.6%
14 Sep0.2%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.9%
12 Oct0.6%
19 Oct2.3%
26 Oct1.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Izzet Cutter 4.4% 7%
URG (unclassified) 0.8% 13%
WRG (unclassified) 0.6% 13%
UBRG (unclassified) 0.6% 4%
BRG (unclassified) 0.4% 45%
BR (unclassified) 0.2% 10%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Izzet Cutter
Kate_ in Legacy Challenge 32
8-2
80%
Izzet Cutter
Sam Lowe in Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy Open 5 Main Event
8-2
80%
WRG
kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 32
6-2
75%
WRG
kozz27 in Legacy Challenge 32
6-2
75%
URG
Spokes in Legacy Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Izzet Cutter
Archimideez in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%
WRG
duke12 in Legacy Challenge 16
3-2
60%
URG
MandrillMan in Legacy Challenge 32
4-3
57%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
URG
AndrewWa,
2 side 5-0
WRG
TheEnduringIdealist,
2 side 5-0
URG
Spokes,
2 side #6 (top 8)
of 43
5-2
WRG
duke12,
2 side #13
of 29
3-2
Izzet Cutter
Kate_,
2 side 5-0
BRG
Josh Todd,
2 side #31
of 32
0-2
URG
MandrillMan,
2 side #22
of 53
3-3
WRG
kozz27,
2 side #4 (top 8)
of 58
6-2