---
name: "Blaze of Glory"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "LEA"
set_name: "Limited Edition Alpha"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "b330ac89-790e-4cc9-96a5-532c48252088"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blaze-of-glory-lea"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blaze of Glory
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
Target creature defending player controls can block any number of creatures this turn. It blocks each attacking creature this turn if able.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Berserker's Frenzy](/printing/berserkers-frenzy-afc.md) — Instant
2. [Curtain of Light](/printing/curtain-of-light-sok.md) — Instant
3. [Valor Made Real](/printing/valor-made-real-cns.md) — Instant
4. [Melee](/printing/melee-ice.md) — Instant
5. [Dazzling Beauty](/printing/dazzling-beauty-mir.md) — Instant
6. [Bloodscent](/printing/bloodscent-mrd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #6
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2004-10-04)* Does not allow a tapped creature to block, or allow a creature to block any creatures it would not normally be able to block.
- *(2013-09-20)* If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it's before the beginning of that phase's Declare Blockers Step.