Chandra, Flame's Fury — ruling 1

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Chandra's second ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. No player is dealt damage. Similarly, if the target player is an illegal target by the time Chandra's last ability resolves, no creatures are dealt damage.

Chandra, Flame's Fury — ruling 2

Chandra's last ability targets the player, not their creatures. A creature with hexproof may be dealt damage this way.

Chandra, Flame's Fury : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Chandra, Flame's Fury is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

+1: Chandra deals 2 damage to any target. −2: Chandra deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller. −8: Chandra deals 10 damage to target player and each creature that player controls.

How it works : Chandra, Flame's Fury

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 12, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Chandra's second ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. No player is dealt damage. Similarly, if the target player is an illegal target by the time Chandra's last ability resolves, no creatures are dealt damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2July 12, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
Chandra's last ability targets the player, not their creatures. A creature with hexproof may be dealt damage this way.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

#1
Chandra, Torch of Defiance + Planebound Accomplice + Cloudstone Curio + Chandra, Flame's Fury
Infinite planeswalker activationsInfinite damage
1Pay to activate Planebound Accomplice putting Chandra, Flame's Fury onto the battlefield.
2Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Torch of Defiance to your hand.
3+1 Chandra, Flame's Fury targeting an opponent.
4Then pay to activate Planebound Accomplice once again, putting Chandra, Torch of Defiance onto the battlefield.
5Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Flame's Fury to your hand.
6+1 Chandra adding .
7Repeat.

#1
Chandra, Torch of Defiance + Planebound Accomplice + Cloudstone Curio + Chandra, Flame's Fury
Infinite planeswalker activationsInfinite damage
1Pay to activate Planebound Accomplice putting Chandra, Flame's Fury onto the battlefield.
2Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Torch of Defiance to your hand.
3+1 Chandra, Flame's Fury targeting an opponent.
4Then pay to activate Planebound Accomplice once again, putting Chandra, Torch of Defiance onto the battlefield.
5Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Flame's Fury to your hand.
6+1 Chandra adding .
7Repeat.

#2
Chandra, Novice Pyromancer + Planebound Accomplice + Cloudstone Curio + Chandra, Flame's Fury
Infinite damageInfinite planeswalker activations
1Pay to activate Planebound Accomplice putting Chandra, Flame's Fury onto the battlefield.
2Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Novice Pyromancer to your hand.
3+1 Chandra, Flame's Fury targeting an opponent.
4Then pay to activate Planebound Accomplice once again, putting Chandra, Novice Pyromancer onto the battlefield.
5Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Chandra, Flame's Fury to your hand.
6-1 Chandra adding .
7Repeat.

Interactions with other cards

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Chandra's Flame Wave

Chandra's Flame Wave deals 2 damage to target player and each creature that player controls. Search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Chandra, Flame's Fury, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.