Chromatic Refinement (1)

set	min	mtgo
-	5.23	0.0 tix

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Name	Chromatic Refinement (1)
Type	instant - aura
Description	At the beginning of your action phase, destroy this, then the next red card you play this turn costs [1 - Resource] less to play. The first time that card would deal damage this turn, instead it deals that much plus 1.
Set	Omens of the Third Age #OMN193
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About Chromatic Refinement (1)

Chromatic Refinement (1), instant - aura, designed by None first released in Jun, 2026 in the set Omens of the Third Age. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 5.23.

**Chromatic Refinement** is best suited for combo-oriented Wizard decks (notably Kano, and sometimes Iyslander in slower formats) that want to set up a powerful red spell on a future turn—ideally something like *Blazing Aether* or another high-impact red attack/action where both the cost reduction and +1 damage meaningfully scale. Because it destroys itself at the beginning of your action phase, it functions as a delayed setup piece, so it fits decks that can afford a tempo loss to prepare a big swing turn. However, it is generally considered niche and often weaker than alternatives like **Energy Potion** (which provides more flexible resource storage), **Spellfire Cloak**, or direct damage enhancers that don’t require advance setup. In most competitive builds, the card is a bit too slow and low impact unless the deck specifically benefits from stacking small damage boosts for a lethal combo turn, so it rarely sees play outside of dedicated Wizard combo strategies.