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Fling, art by Paolo Parente
Art by Paolo Parente · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Fling

{1}{R} · Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

Rulings (3)

Oct 4, 2019 · Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to interfere with the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

Oct 4, 2019 · You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

Apr 12, 2024 · Use the sacrificed creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage Fling deals.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=70 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Tireless TribePauper83.3%1–2×24
Cosmo FlingModern50%1–2×8
Jund SurvivalPremodern50%1–2×6
Mono White MidrangePauper33.3%3
PsychatogPremodern3.4%29
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Fling — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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