Unholy Heat
SPGSpecial Guests/#71/2024MythicBorderlessReprint
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$3.49
Cardmarket€2.79
ManaPool$1.08
TCGplayer$1.77
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$1.30
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$2.23 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.49High $3.49Low $2.79▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.77TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 7.9%30d▲ 17.2%90d▼ 4.8%
90d high
$1.86
90d low
$1.47
Paper printings priced
7
Currently 6th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.22
Mystery Booster 2
- Up 17.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 5% below its 90 day high of $1.86.
- This printing is the 6th cheapest paper printing currently priced (7 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 406% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Unholy Heat deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
Delirium — Unholy Heat deals 6 damage instead if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
Keywords
Delirium
Card capabilities
Creature removalInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (2)
wotc18 Jun 2021
Unholy Heat checks your graveyard as it resolves to determine if it deals 2 or 6 damage. At that time, Unholy Heat isn't in the graveyard yet.
wotc18 Jun 2021
The card types that can appear in a graveyard are artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, kindred, land, planeswalker, and sorcery. Legendary, basic, and snow are supertypes, not card types; Kavu and Equipment are subtypes, not card types.
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About this card
Unholy Heat
Unholy Heat is an Instant, with mana cost {R} (mana value 1). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.77 (up 17.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Unholy Heat FAQ
How much is Unholy Heat worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Unholy Heat is $1.77. It is up 17.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.47 to $1.86.
What is the cheapest printing of Unholy Heat?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster 2 at $0.22 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Unholy Heat?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Secret Lair Countdown at $18.40 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Unholy Heat are there?
Unholy Heat has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Unholy Heat first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MH2 #145, released 2021-06-18.
What is the newest printing of Unholy Heat?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SLC #70, released 2026-11-02.
Is there a foil version of Unholy Heat?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $8.95 versus $1.77 for nonfoil, which is 406% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Unholy Heat legal in Commander?
Yes, Unholy Heat is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.