---
name: "Flames of the Firebrand"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "317"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "bc32c24f-2f2a-4125-917c-60d425166640"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flames-of-the-firebrand-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flames of the Firebrand
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Flames of the Firebrand deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fire at Will](/printing/fire-at-will-eve.md) — Instant
2. [Spreading Flames](/printing/spreading-flames-emn.md) — Instant
3. [Cone of Flame](/printing/cone-of-flame-w16.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fiery Confluence](/printing/fiery-confluence-tle.md) — Sorcery
5. [Pyrotechnics](/printing/pyrotechnics-frf.md) — Sorcery
6. [Arc Lightning](/printing/arc-lightning-ktk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #317
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2012-07-01)* You divide the damage as you cast Flames of the Firebrand, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. (In other words, as you put the spell on the stack, you choose whether to have it deal 3 damage to a single target, 2 damage to one target and 1 damage to another target, or 1 damage to each of three targets.)