---
name: "Active Volcano"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Justin Hampton"
oracle_id: "205ffa76-ff8e-4405-b21a-42358a9883c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/active-volcano-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Active Volcano
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target blue permanent.
• Return target Island to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Volcanic Upheaval](/printing/volcanic-upheaval-bfz.md) — Instant
2. [Boil](/printing/boil-8ed.md) — Instant
3. [Volcanic Offering](/printing/volcanic-offering-cm2.md) — Instant
4. [Pyroblast](/printing/pyroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
5. [Fissure Vent](/printing/fissure-vent-roe.md) — Sorcery
6. [Omen of Fire](/printing/omen-of-fire-all.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #85
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Justin Hampton
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`