---
name: "Burn from Within"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "James Ryman"
oracle_id: "8a1ccbdb-3d89-42fb-a731-6db4241acf24"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burn-from-within-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Burn from Within
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Burn from Within deals X damage to any target. If a creature is dealt damage this way, it loses indestructible until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Sear](/printing/soul-sear-j25.md) — Instant
2. [Smite the Deathless](/printing/smite-the-deathless-ltr.md) — Instant
3. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Hour of Devastation](/printing/hour-of-devastation-akr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Incendiary Flow](/printing/incendiary-flow-prm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Annihilating Fire](/printing/annihilating-fire-rtr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #148
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** James Ryman
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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