Fire Covenant

Instant, 1BR (3)
As an additional cost to cast Fire Covenant, pay X life.

Fire Covenant deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.¹
Illus. Dan Frazier

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 9/16/2007: If X is 0, the number of targets must also be 0. If X is greater than 0, the number of targets must be at least 1 and at most X. You must distribute at least 1 damage to each target.
• 9/16/2007: You divide the damage as you cast the spell. You can't redistribute the damage if any of the target creatures becomes illegal before the spell resolves.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, MTGO Classic Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (2/7)	Ice Age (Uncommon) MTGO Masters Edition (Uncommon)