Flare of Malice
Instant, {2}{B}{B}
Oracle Text
You may sacrifice a nontoken black creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| duel-commander | Slimefoot and Squee(3.9%) | A | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| modern | Rakdos Midrange(8.1%) | B | 4.0 | 77% | Main | 3.08 |
| modern | Rakdos Aggro(1.4%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| duel-commander | Obyra, Dreaming Duelist(1.0%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Ellie, Brick Master // Ellie, Vengeful Hunter(0.5%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Prossh, Skyraider of Kher(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Tinybones, Trinket Thief(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Kelsien, the Plague(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Sackville-Bagginses(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Gollum, Riddle Master(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Amalia Benavides Aguirre(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Juri, Master of the Revue(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| cedh | Chatterfang, Squirrel General(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Korvold, Fae-Cursed King(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Rakdos, the Muscle(0.1%) | 1.0 | 6% | Main | 0.06 | |
| cedh | Francisco, Fowl Marauder / Thrasios, Triton Hero(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin(0.4%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow(0.2%) | 1.0 | 79% | Main | 0.79 | |
| cedh | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel(0.1%) | 1.0 | 66% | Main | 0.66 | |
| cedh | Edgar Markov(0.1%) | 1.0 | 3% | Main | 0.03 | |
| cedh | Francisco, Fowl Marauder / Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator(0.0%) | 1.0 | 3% | Main | 0.03 | |
| cedh | Gwenom, Remorseless(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Witherbloom, the Balancer(0.0%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Teval, the Balanced Scale(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Talion, the Kindly Lord(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Fire Lord Azula(0.0%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Yawgmoth, Thran Physician(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Y'shtola, Night's Blessed(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 |