---
name: "Cathartic Pyre"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ECC"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "f7e55117-69fb-412e-b16e-d92e0f95f629"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cathartic-pyre-ecc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cathartic Pyre
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Cathartic Pyre deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
• Discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.

> *"Leave behind the sorrow of this body. Be blessed, being of light."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dismissive Pyromancer](/printing/dismissive-pyromancer-pm19.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Incinerating Blast](/printing/incinerating-blast-fdn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Pyromancy](/printing/pyromancy-ulg.md) — Enchantment
4. [Into the Fire](/printing/into-the-fire-pmom.md) — Sorcery
5. [Pyromania](/printing/pyromania-tor.md) — Enchantment
6. [Cast into the Fire](/printing/cast-into-the-fire-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #90
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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