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Lantern Flare
INSTANT Rare
Innistrad: Crimson Vow EDHREC #20,621
$0.17
+0.0%
7 days
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Lantern Flare Price Summary
Lantern Flare's current headline price is $0.17.
Lantern Flare Printings & Prices
4 printings
Lantern Flare has 4 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including inverted, prerelease and extended art treatments.
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Sell Lantern Flare: Buylist Offers
7 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | DBL #290 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | VOW #23 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | VOW #351 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PVOW #23s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DBL #290 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | VOW #351 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | VOW #23 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Lantern Flare Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Cleave {X}{R}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Lantern Flare deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life. [X is the number of creatures you control.]
Lantern Flare is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Lantern Flare Rulings
5 most recent
- Nov 19, 2021 A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
- Nov 19, 2021 If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.
- Nov 19, 2021 If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
- Nov 19, 2021 If you're paying the cleave cost, you choose the value of X.
- Nov 19, 2021 You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
7 printings
Lantern Flare has been reprinted 7 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBL #290 | 2022-01-28 | Rare | Inverted |
| DBL #290 | 2022-01-28 | Rare | Inverted |
| VOW #351 | 2021-11-19 | Rare | Extended Art |
| VOW #351 | 2021-11-19 | Rare | Extended Art |
| PVOW #23s | 2021-11-19 | Rare | Prerelease |
| VOW #23 | 2021-11-19 | Rare | Standard |
| VOW #23 | 2021-11-19 | Rare | Standard |
DBL #290 
PVOW #23s Lantern Flare in Commander
Lantern Flare is the #20,621 most-played card on EDHREC, down 459 places over the last 30 days.
Lantern Flare FAQ
How much is Lantern Flare worth?
Lantern Flare is worth about $0.17 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Lantern Flare legal in Commander?
Yes — Lantern Flare is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Lantern Flare been reprinted?
Yes — Lantern Flare has been reprinted 7 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Lantern Flare cheap?
Lantern Flare trades at about $0.17 — 7 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#20,621 on EDHREC).