Punishing Fire PLST

Card

id	71063
artist	Greg Staples
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availability	paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	R
colorIndicator
colors	R
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14670
edhrecSaltiness	0.2
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finishes	nonfoil
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frameVersion	2003
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hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{R}
manaValue	2
name	Punishing Fire
number	DDG-66
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate	2024-08-02
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power
printings	CMD, DDG, PLST, PZ1, ZEN
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rarity	uncommon
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setCode	PLST
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sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['1db93605-0a4e-5e5b-80a2-18a6e177f51d']}
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text	Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to any target. Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
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setName	The List

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2009-10-01	You choose whether to pay {R} as the triggered ability resolves.
2009-10-01	If Punishing Fire has left your graveyard by the time its triggered ability resolves, you may still pay {R}, but you won't return it to your hand. This is true even if Punishing Fire has left your graveyard and returned to it by the time its triggered ability resolves.
2009-10-01	Punishing Fire's triggered ability triggers only if it's already in your graveyard at the time an opponent gains life. For example, you can cast it in response to a spell or ability that will cause an opponent to gain life. In that case, Punishing Fire will resolve first, so it will be in the graveyard by the time the opponent gains life. However, if you wait until an opponent actually gains life and then cast Punishing Fire, you won't be able to return it to your hand at that time.