---
name: "Balefire Liege"
mana_cost: "{2}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Horror"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "295"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ralph Horsley"
oracle_id: "ee35ed62-d5a2-4e65-a7eb-fcdcb3665532"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balefire-liege-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balefire Liege
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Horror

## Oracle Text
Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a red spell, this creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deathbringer Liege](/printing/deathbringer-liege-2x2.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Firesong and Sunspeaker](/printing/firesong-and-sunspeaker-2x2.md) — Legendary Creature — Minotaur Cleric
3. [Mindwrack Liege](/printing/mindwrack-liege-2x2.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Battlegate Mimic](/printing/battlegate-mimic-hop.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Belligerent Hatchling](/printing/belligerent-hatchling-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Scourge of the Nobilis](/printing/scourge-of-the-nobilis-eve.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #295
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ralph Horsley

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2008-08-01)* The abilities are separate and cumulative. If another creature you control is both of the listed colors, it will get a total of +2/+2.