---
name: "Braid of Fire"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1247"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sam Burley"
oracle_id: "796009b3-73b5-42c0-a490-66f12be5a42e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/braid-of-fire-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Braid of Fire
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep—Add {R}. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

> *The prominence danced before the shaman, a tangle of power and flame—his to unravel.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heart of Bogardan](/printing/heart-of-bogardan-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Magmatic Core](/printing/magmatic-core-csp.md) — Enchantment
3. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment
4. [Brand of Ill Omen](/printing/brand-of-ill-omen-ice.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Infernal Darkness](/printing/infernal-darkness-me2.md) — Enchantment
6. [Mana Chains](/printing/mana-chains-wth.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1247
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sam Burley
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`