First printed in Judgment (2002)

All 3 prints

The List (PLST) #JUD-89, 2024
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #we89sb, 2003
Judgment (JUD) #89, 2002

Flaring Pain

Instant

Damage can't be prevented this turn.
Flashback Red (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the last 30 days 13.7% of Pauper decks played it (13 of 95). Most played in Temur Storm. In the last 30 days 12.2% of Premodern decks played it (5 of 41). Most played in Mono-Red (unclassified).

Staple

Pauper staples: sideboard, 14% of decks (#17)
Red, Instants
Premodern staples: sideboard, 12% of decks (#19)
Red, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results.

Legality

Constructed

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

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

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

Pauper Other periods →

In 13 of 95 decks (13.7%).

Share of decks

13.7%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 13 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Temur Storm	9.5%	67%
Bogles	4.2%	100%
Gruul Rally	4.2%	25%
Balustrade Spy	2.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Temur Storm Lamela in Pauper Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Bogles Ixidor29 in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Bogles Yugi_Muto in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 16	5-3 63%
Gruul Rally BurnMann in Pauper Challenge 32	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Temur Storm Kampo, 28 Oct	1 side	#2 7-2
Temur Storm Lamela, 28 Oct	1 side	#5 5-2
Bogles Yugi_Muto, 28 Oct	2 side	#10 4-2
Bogles Ixidor29, 28 Oct	2 side	#11 4-2
Gruul Rally BurnMann, 28 Oct	1 side	#19 2-3
Temur Storm kuldothared, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0
Temur Storm saidin.raken, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0
Temur Storm Kampo, 27 Oct	1 side	#4 5-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 5 of 41 decks (12.2%).