---
name: "Burn the Impure"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nic Klein"
oracle_id: "9503c801-eb6f-4f34-9062-c56105509b7b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burn-the-impure-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Burn the Impure
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has infect, Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.

> *Die Flammen knien nicht vor Phyrexia nieder.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
2. [Searing Blood](/printing/searing-blood-tle.md) — Instant
3. [Incinerate](/printing/incinerate-ptc.md) — Instant
4. [Fallen Ferromancer](/printing/fallen-ferromancer-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Human Shaman
5. [Tainted Strike](/printing/tainted-strike-som.md) — Instant
6. [Old Way Phyrexian](/printing/old-way-phyrexian-unk.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #59
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nic Klein
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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