Lava Burst
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Ice AgeICE · #198
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.28 € · 0.25 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Lava Burst deals X damage to any target. If Lava Burst would deal damage to a creature, that damage can't be prevented or dealt instead to another permanent or player.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1995-06-03
Flavour text
"Overkill? This isn't a game of Kick-the-Ouphe!" —Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Rulings
A creature dealt damage by Lava Burst may be regenerated.
Prevention and redirection effects will have no effect on damage dealt by Lava Burst to a creature. However, they will work on damage that Lava Burst would deal to a player.
