Dragonfire Strike

Scorching Dragonfire from Duskmourn: House of Horror is a compact removal spell that earns its slot in aggro and midrange red decks. As a Near Mint Foil, this {1}{R} instant brings clean utility and a sharp visual to your deck or collection. The card deals three damage to any target and gains a built in contingency that turns a killed permanent into exile when a permanent has died earlier that turn, which helps against recursions and graveyard synergies.

Play it on curve to clear a blocker or finish a planeswalker, then keep it in hand as a reactive answer. The card fits into burn shells, creature decks needing a one mana trick up their sleeve, and sideboards where exile matters. Lore wise, Duskmourn paints the spell as a small but focused ember that follows a larger ruin through haunted halls, making it mechanically simple and strategically relevant.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{R}
• Card Type – Instant
• Subtypes – (none)
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Scorching Dragonfire deals 3 damage to any target. If a permanent died this turn, exile that permanent instead.
• Power / Toughness – N A
• Loyalty – N A