---
name: "Char"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "P15A"
set_name: "15th Anniversary Cards"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "e57d90ad-2f54-46ca-8237-aa383353a0de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/char-p15a"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Char
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Char deals 4 damage to any target and 2 damage to you.

> *If you've never choked on the embers of your own spell, you aren't casting it hard enough.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chandra's Outrage](/printing/chandras-outrage-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Unfriendly Fire](/printing/unfriendly-fire-xln.md) — Instant
3. [Chandra's Fury](/printing/chandras-fury-m13.md) — Instant
4. [Orcish Cannonade](/printing/orcish-cannonade-tsr.md) — Instant
5. [Deal Damage](/printing/deal-damage-unh.md) — Instant
6. [Reckless Embermage](/printing/reckless-embermage-mir.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** 15th Anniversary Cards (P15A) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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