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"Find me cards equivalent to: Flaring Pain"

There are no exact equivalents to Flaring Pain in red that are instant-speed and have flashback, and prevent all damage prevention. However, here are some close alternatives, all red instants that interact with damage prevention:
1. Skullcrack

  • Instant, {1}{R}
  • Damage can't be prevented this turn. Players can't gain life this turn. Deals 3 damage to target player.

  • Reason: Also stops damage prevention, but one-time use and no flashback.
    2. Atarka's Command
  • Instant, {R}{G}
  • Choose two: deals 3 damage, opponents can't gain life, land comes in, creatures get +1/+1.

  • Reason: Includes anti-damage-prevention as a possible mode, but it's multicolor and not as direct or recursive.
    3. Roiling Vortex (not an instant, but related)
  • Enchantment, {1}{R}
  • If a player would gain life, they gain no life instead.

  • Reason: Similar life-prevention, but not an instant.

Closest true alternative: Skullcrack.
No red instant with both damage can't be prevented and flashback exists other than Flaring Pain.

Found Cards

4 Results

Atarka's Command

Flaring Pain

Roiling Vortex

Skullcrack

Atarka's Command #213 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • As the spell resolves, follow the instructions of the modes you chose in the order they are printed on the card. For example, if you chose the second and fourth modes of Ojutai's Command, you would gain 4 life and then draw a card. (The order won't matter in most cases.)
  • If a Command is copied, the effect that creates the copy will usually allow you to choose new targets for the copy, but you can't choose new modes.
  • If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before the Command resolves, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.
  • If you choose the third mode and put a land card onto the battlefield, that doesn't count as playing a land. For example, you can both play a land and put a land onto the battlefield this way during your turn.
  • The first mode won't affect life that was gained earlier in the turn.
  • You can choose a mode only if you can choose legal targets for that mode. Ignore the targeting requirements for modes that aren't chosen. For example, you can cast Ojutai's Command without targeting a creature spell provided you don't choose the third mode.
  • You choose the two modes as you cast the spell. You must choose two different modes. Once modes are chosen, they can't be changed.

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    Manapool / 1.84 USD 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 1.79 USD
    Tcgplayer / 2.87 USD 0.78 USD
    Cardmarket / 2.75 EUR 1.17 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Choose two — • Your opponents can't gain life this turn. • Atarka's Command deals 3 damage to each opponent. • You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. • Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain reach until end of turn.

    Flaring Pain #we89sb Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flashback

    Rules

  • Spells and abilities that replace or redirect damage are not affected by this card.
  • The "damage can't be prevented" statement overrides all forms of preventing damage. Damage prevention spells and abilities can still be cast and activated, they just don't do anything.
  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
  • If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

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    Manapool 0.91 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Tcgplayer 1.15 USD
    Cardmarket 1.32 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Damage can't be prevented this turn. Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

    Roiling Vortex #1958 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.
  • An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.

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    Manapool 3.26 USD / 4.14 USD
    Cardmarket 2.67 EUR / 3.68 EUR
    Cardkingdom 4.99 USD / 5.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.13 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them. Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player. : Your opponents can't gain life this turn.

    Skullcrack #341 Instant

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Effects that would replace gaining life with another effect won't apply because it's impossible for players to gain life.
  • If an effect says to set a player's life total to a certain number and that number is higher than the player's current life total, that part of the effect won't do anything. (If the number is lower than the player's current life total, the effect will work as normal.)
  • Skullcrack targets only the player or planeswalker. If that player or planeswalker is an illegal target when Skullcrack tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
  • Spells and abilities that would cause a player to gain life or that would prevent damage still resolve, but the life-gain and damage-prevention parts have no effect.

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    Cardmarket / 1.27 EUR 0.48 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 0.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.17 USD / 0.55 USD
    Manapool / 0.41 USD 0.26 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.