Ordeal of Purphoros
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Type
- Enchantment — Aura
- Set
- Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters #23 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.08 USD
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, sacrifice this Aura.
When you sacrifice this Aura, it deals 3 damage to any target.
Ordeal of Purphoros has 4 printings, first in Theros (2013). EDHREC ranks it #20,480 among Commander cards. It appears most in Stangg, Echo Warrior decks (203 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Ordeal of Purphoros most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Stangg, Echo Warrior: 203 decks
- Anax and Cymede: 73 decks
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar: 2 decks
- Nori, Teller of Tales: 1 decks
Often played with Ordeal of Purphoros
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The check of whether the enchanted creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it happens as part of the resolution of the attack triggered ability. If the third +1/+1 counter is put on the enchanted creature any other way, you won't sacrifice the Ordeal until the next time the creature attacks.
- : The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared and before combat damage is dealt.
- : If you sacrifice the Ordeal in some other way, its last ability will trigger.