---
name: "Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "109"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "d2db3f9c-26fe-487b-bbb7-8bc6f33456f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blitz-of-the-thunder-raptor-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *Le bruit des immenses ailes de Vadrok est particulièrement menaçant. Mais le plus terrifiant, c'est quand on ne l'entend plus.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Obliterating Bolt](/printing/obliterating-bolt-bro.md) — Sorcery
2. [End-Blaze Epiphany](/printing/end-blaze-epiphany-ecl.md) — Instant
3. [Flame-Blessed Bolt](/printing/flame-blessed-bolt-j25.md) — Instant
4. [Harvest Pyre](/printing/harvest-pyre-isd.md) — Instant
5. [Ravaging Blaze](/printing/ravaging-blaze-ori.md) — Instant
6. [Brittle Blast](/printing/brittle-blast-ymid.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #109
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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