Ghostly Flame (Ice Age) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Ghostly Flame

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.188 / 5 (40 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Ghostly Flame

Mana Cost:

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Types:

Enchantment

Card Text:

Both black and red permanents and spells are considered colorless sources of damage.

Flavor Text:

"Walk slowly when in the nether world, and seek that which calls."

—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Expansion:

Ice Age

Rarity:

Rare

Artist:

Randy Gallegos

Language:

English

Rulings

10/4/2004	It does not change the color of the source, so that things that trigger on a red spell doing damage will still trigger. The damage itself thinks it came from a colorless source, however.
10/4/2004	Does not make red and black spells and permanents colorless. They still have color. A red spell can't target a creature with Protection from Red due to this. The spells just act like colorless sources when dealing damage.
10/4/2004	If the source has more than one color but at least one is red or black, then the damage is colorless and all the other colors are forgotten.
10/4/2004	The effect is continuous and applies whenever something looks at the damage. If this card leaves the battlefield, damage from red and black spells will appear as its normal color. In other words, the color was not removed from the damage, the color just could not be determined while this card is in effect.