---
name: "Balefire Dragon"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "697"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "3d783beb-9ca6-4681-9276-fc3ad13b993f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balefire-dragon-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balefire Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls.

> *An unwelcome light on a dark and foggy night.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flameblast Dragon](/printing/flameblast-dragon-ala.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Wrathful Red Dragon](/printing/wrathful-red-dragon-hbg.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Red Dragon](/printing/red-dragon-afr.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Forgestoker Dragon](/printing/forgestoker-dragon-prm.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Mordant Dragon](/printing/mordant-dragon-scd.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Scourge of Kher Ridges](/printing/scourge-of-kher-ridges-fut.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #697
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`