Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Flame Wave
Stronghold · #81 · uncommon · 1998
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 81 / 143
- Release year
- 1998
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Donato Giancola
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1998-03-02
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{R}{R}{R}{R}
Type: Sorcery
Flame Wave deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
""I hear the roaring of a wave whose waters are red and whose mists are black." —Oracle *en*-Vec"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.18 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.11 |
| MTGO tix | 0.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Flame Wave is real?
Flame Wave is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Flame Wave worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Flame Wave is $0.18; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Flame Wave from?
Flame Wave is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Stronghold" in the expansion series, released in 1998.
What rarity is Flame Wave?
Flame Wave is a uncommon card in the Stronghold set.
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Other Flame Wave printings
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