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Searing Blaze deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. Landfall — If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, Searing Blaze deals 3 damage to that player or planeswalker and 3 damage to that creature instead.
Mar 1, 2010 · If either target is illegal by the time Searing Blaze resolves, it still deals damage to the other target.
Mar 1, 2010 · You must choose two targets as you cast Searing Blaze: a player and a creature that player controls. If you can't (because there are no creatures on the battlefield, perhaps), then you can't cast the spell.
Nov 8, 2024 · Once the spell resolves, having a land enter under your control provides no further benefit.
Nov 8, 2024 · Having more than one land enter the battlefield under your control this turn provides no additional benefit.
Nov 8, 2024 · Whether you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn is checked as this spell resolves, not as you cast it.
Nov 8, 2024 · The landfall ability checks for an action that has happened in the past. It doesn't matter if a land that entered the battlefield under your control previously in the turn is still on the battlefield, is still under your control, or is still a land.
Nov 8, 2024 · The effect of this spell's landfall ability replaces its normal effect. If you had a land enter under your control this turn, only the landfall-based effect happens.
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boros Aggro | Modern | 72.2% | 2–4× | 18 |
| Mono Red Burn | Pauper | 72% | 1–3× | 118 |
| Mono Red Aggro | Modern | 50% | 2–4× | 8 |
| Red Madness | Pauper | 45.9% | 1–4× | 194 |
| Burn | Pauper | 33.3% | 4× | 3 |
| Rakdos Aggro | Modern | 8.3% | 2× | 12 |