In terms of planeswalker characters, Sarkhan is one of my least favorite, although this card made me like him SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more. Anyone who has ever used Blaze or Fireball should agree that this is pretty damn good. Unlike most of the red finishers, the only real answer to this is either Pariah on a creature you're not too attached to, or a Redirect type card. In summary, banefire kicks your opponent in the face with fire while you lol at them trying to prevent it. As soon as i saw a redirect in a M11 draft i took it b/c one of my friends runs banefire lol.
Posted By:
ChampionofSquee
(8/29/2010 9:43:49 PM)
So let's say you fire this at a creature where X is 5 or more. The creature's controller responds with a Vines of Vastwood, Shrouding it. Since Shroud makes it untargetable, it would normally counter the spell, but Banefire states it can't be countered. What happens now?
Posted By:
CrazyLou
(12/10/2010 9:58:44 AM)
DANK
Posted By:
MasterOfEtherium
(12/31/2010 5:03:09 PM)
Very much an epic card. Great for burn decks and the likes.
Also, on indestructibility: yes, you can deal damage to a creature enchanted by it. It just won't die because of it.
Posted By:
Dark_Raider
(8/8/2009 3:27:51 AM)
What I don't like about this card, is that it doesn't remove the dying creature, like Disintegrate, Demonfire and Red Sun's Zenith do. It's not that I don't like this, but even if its unconterable clause is easier to meet than the Demonfire's one, I like Demonfire more than this, and the Zenith also, for their ability to remove the creature. Against black, green and white, against Unearth, Persist, Undying, Dredge and the like, those cards are better than Banefire...
4.5/5
Posted By:
leomistico
(6/2/2012 12:28:25 AM)
back in '09 my girlfriend tossed this at me for a game winner... i flipped up willbender. she was not happy. needless to say, she's not my gf anymore.
Posted By:
raptorman333
(10/17/2012 8:28:29 AM)
Someone wondered about Progenitus. Well, there's a way to best him with Banefire. Actualy not only Banefire but works everytime: You must finish an opponent earlier ;P
I remember I had 11 life and my opp 14, I had only 14 lands, then he attacked with Progenitusme and I survived with 1 then the banefire came. I copied it wit5h Wild Ricochet and won the game :D
Posted By:
vaultboyzk
(7/31/2009 7:40:39 AM)
Blaze upgrade!
Bout time...
this can/will make your opponent's jaw drop in horror, they can do very little to stop this spell if you dump 6 mana into it, and the fact that you can amp the damage as much as you like means after the first, the opponent will know he's on a time limit... even if you only have one of these.
Posted By:
Atrues
(4/27/2009 3:54:00 PM)
I am new to Magic. I bought a starter deck, learned how to play (videos, instructions, and a painstakingly long tutorial) and loved it. I bought four booster packs about a week later, and in one of these four packs was this card.
This card can win the game. Depending on how much mana is spent, it can do a devastating amount of damage to any opponent, without question. The damage cannot be avoided.
Posted By:
TomRiddle
(7/5/2009 1:21:22 PM)
A creature with indestructibility would still be dealt the damage, but it just wouldn't kill it ("A permanent that is Indestructible cannot be destroyed, and cannot be killed as a result of lethal damage").
Progenitus can't be targeted by this spell, it has protection from red among other things ("A permanent or player with Protection from may not be targeted by spells, or by abilities from cards with the given quality (This includes spells and abilities played by the controller of the permanent itself)").
I prefer fireball, which is much more versatile. You can always just wait for your opponent to be tapped out to avoid countering.
Posted By:
mtmills
(8/3/2009 3:13:10 PM)