Circle of Flame
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Whenever a creature without flying attacks you or a planeswalker you control, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that creature.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2014-07-18
Circle of Flame's ability triggers only if a creature without flying is declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step. If a creature with flying attacks you or a planeswalker you control and then loses flying, or if a creature without flying is put onto the battlefield attacking you or a planeswalker you control, the ability won't trigger.
- 2021-02-01
Circle of Flame is banned in Pauper (not just non-legal), due to a special case on MTGO: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/january-21-2019-banned-and-restricted-announcement
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Circle of Flame, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 1 | 4 | — |
| Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Red 2 decks
Circle of Flame price history
The Magic 2015 #135 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.97 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.97 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.97 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.97 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.97 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Circle of Flame
3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.18
- Foil
- $0.97
Promo
DCI Promos
- Foil
- $5.26
- Normal
- $0.30
- Foil
- $0.88
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Circle of Flame. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
