Flame Javelin

Mana cost

Mana value6TypeInstant Color identity

Red RarityUncommon SetDuel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra (JVC) ArtistTrevor Hairsine Price€0.34 · $0.30

About this card

Flame Javelin is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 6 (color identity: red). First printed in Shadowmoor (2008); 6 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal. Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.07 (The List); most expensive: €0.45 (Magic Player Rewards 2009).

Flame Javelin

Instant

(

can be paid with any two mana or with

. This card's mana value is 6.)
Flame Javelin deals 4 damage to any target.

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Name in each language

FrançaisJavelot de flammesEnglishFlame JavelinEspañolJabalina de llamasDeutschFlammenspeerItalianoGiavellotto InfuocatoPortuguêsAzagaia Ardente日本語炎の投げ槍

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2008-05-01
If an effect reduces the cost to cast a spell by an amount of generic mana, it applies to a monocolored hybrid spell only if you've chosen a method of paying for it that includes generic mana.

2008-05-01
A card with a monocolored hybrid mana symbol in its mana cost is each of the colors that appears in its mana cost, regardless of what mana was spent to cast it. Thus, Flame Javelin is red even if you spend six green mana to cast it.

2008-05-01
A card with monocolored hybrid mana symbols in its mana cost has a mana value equal to the highest possible cost it could be cast for. Its mana value never changes. Thus, Flame Javelin has a mana value of 6, even if you spend to cast it.

2008-05-01
If a cost includes more than one monocolored hybrid mana symbol, you can choose a different way to pay for each symbol. For example, you can pay for Flame Javelin by spending , , , or .