---
name: "Flare"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Simanson"
oracle_id: "ff8fae94-3a34-4bc6-aaa2-7ab7d2e2d0dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flare-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Flare
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Flare deals 1 damage to any target.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Geistflame](/printing/geistflame-isd.md) — Instant
2. [Cackling Flames](/printing/cackling-flames-dis.md) — Instant
3. [Kami's Flare](/printing/kamis-flare-neo.md) — Instant
4. [Final Flare](/printing/final-flare-thb.md) — Instant
5. [Ember Shot](/printing/ember-shot-jud.md) — Instant
6. [Zap](/printing/zap-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #176
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Simanson
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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