---
name: "Banefire"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MM2"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2015"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "5eff8a06-e0d6-435a-a7c0-db9f9d98636a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/banefire-mm2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Banefire
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Banefire deals X damage to any target.
If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

> *For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blaze](/printing/blaze-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Lava Burst](/printing/lava-burst-me2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Inescapable Blaze](/printing/inescapable-blaze-grn.md) — Instant
4. [Bonfire of the Damned](/printing/bonfire-of-the-damned-mm3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fear, Fire, Foes!](/printing/fear-fire-foes-ltr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Demonfire](/printing/demonfire-jvc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

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