Blazing Torch
Current paper retail
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Cardmarket€0.06
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.06
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This printing
SetISD
Collector #216
Released2011-09-30
Raritycommon
ArtistScott Chou
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Blazing Torch

CommonMV 1
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature can't be blocked by Vampires or Zombies.
Equipped creature has ", Sacrifice Blazing Torch: Blazing Torch deals 2 damage to any target."
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Keywords
Equip
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 2009-10-02Newest 2025-01-24Cheapest priced $0.06 in ZEN
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 2009
If a Blazing Torch controlled by one player somehow winds up equipping a creature a different player controls, the damage ability can’t be activated by either player. Only the creature’s controller may activate the ability — but since that player can’t sacrifice Blazing Torch (a permanent they don’t control), the ability’s cost can’t be paid.
wotc1 Oct 2009
The source of the damage is Blazing Torch, not the equipped creature. However, the equipped creature’s ability is what targets the permanent or player. If Blazing Torch is equipped to a red creature, for example, the ability couldn’t target a creature with protection from red. It could target a creature with protection from artifacts, but all the damage would be prevented.