Banefire

Sorcery    (CMC:1)

Banefire deals X damage to target creature or player. If X is 5 or more, Banefire can't be countered by spells or abilities and the damage can't be prevented.

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Banefire {X}{R} Sorcery Banefire deals X damage to target creature or player. If X is 5 or more, Banefire can't be countered by spells or abilities and the damage can't be prevented.

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2/1/2009
Banefire checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent.
2/1/2009
Banefire can be targeted by spells that try to counter it (such as Countersquall) regardless of what the value of X is. If X is 5 or more, those spells will still resolve, but the part of their effect that would counter Banefire won't do anything. Any other effects those spells have will work as normal.
2/1/2009
Banefire's ability won't prevent it from being countered by the game rules if its target has become an illegal target.

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