Fire of Orthanc

Fire of Orthanc

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{3}{R} · Sorcery
Common · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Jeremy Paillotin
Destroy target artifact or land. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 18 Eng.FUsr.

At four mana and sorcery speed, this is far less efficient than Brotherhood's End and is unlikely to earn a competitive artifact, land, or combat slot.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A dedicated red land-destruction shell could value the incidental alpha-strike turn more than expected.

Legacy 16 Eng.FUsr.

Wasteland makes a four-mana land answer untenable, while the artifact mode is far too slow; the falter rider rarely offsets that rate.

Band speculativeConfidence 76%

Could be wrong if A fringe red prison or creature-combo list could use the combined land hit and combat window.

Pauper 27 Eng.FUsr.

It can hit artifact decks or a land while forcing ground blockers aside, but Dust to Dust is dramatically more efficient artifact hate and four mana is a major cost.

Band speculativeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if If red go-wide decks become established, the falter turn may make it a useful niche finisher.

Commander 37 Eng.DUsr.

A land or artifact answer that can enable one decisive ground attack has a real niche, but four mana sorcery-speed single-target removal is replaceable.

Best home Red go-wide combatBand fringeConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if Combat-focused red decks may prize the dual-purpose finishing effect more than optimized lists generally do.

Limited 48 Eng.C-Usr.

Destroying a land or artifact while blanking ground blocks can create a strong attack, but four mana sorcery speed makes it poor when behind or without a board.

Best home Aggressive red decksBand playableConfidence 39%

Could be wrong if Unknown set speed, token density, and red archetypes could make its falter mode either a frequent finisher or marginal.

Land removal combat finisher

“An overcosted artifact/land answer whose ground-falter rider mainly matters as a Limited or multiplayer combat finish.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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