---
name: "Caught in the Crossfire"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Spree"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Xabi Gaztelua"
oracle_id: "d262f3e1-b5bc-4dab-86c2-cd89c2419e54"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/caught-in-the-crossfire-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Caught in the Crossfire
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Spree

## Oracle Text
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {1} — Caught in the Crossfire deals 2 damage to each outlaw creature. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)
+ {1} — Caught in the Crossfire deals 2 damage to each non-outlaw creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dead Before Sunrise](/printing/dead-before-sunrise-otc.md) — Instant
2. [Shoot the Sheriff](/printing/shoot-the-sheriff-sld.md) — Instant
3. [Outlaws' Fury](/printing/outlaws-fury-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Fiery Cannonade](/printing/fiery-cannonade-cmr.md) — Instant
5. [Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier](/printing/vial-smasher-gleeful-grenadier-otj.md) — Legendary Creature — Goblin Mercenary
6. [Take the Fall](/printing/take-the-fall-otj.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #117
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Xabi Gaztelua
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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