---
name: "Cleansing Ray"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anthony Palumbo"
oracle_id: "50f1948c-fa27-458d-be14-cb0e09e39f63"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cleansing-ray-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cleansing Ray
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target Vampire.
• Destroy target enchantment.

> *« Le soleil crée, nourrit et consume afin de créer encore. » —Caparocti, Fils du soleil*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cleansing Nova](/printing/cleansing-nova-c21.md) — Sorcery
2. [Vampire Slayer](/printing/vampire-slayer-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Repel the Vile](/printing/repel-the-vile-neo.md) — Instant
4. [Seal of Cleansing](/printing/seal-of-cleansing-wc00.md) — Enchantment
5. [Victim of Night](/printing/victim-of-night-ddq.md) — Instant
6. [Ironwright's Cleansing](/printing/ironwrights-cleansing-emn.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #4
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anthony Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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