---
name: "Combustion Technique"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Devin Elle Kurtz"
oracle_id: "522a04ff-cbfe-47b0-bd29-ef6fc27a6905"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/combustion-technique-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Combustion Technique
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Combustion Technique deals damage equal to 2 plus the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *「サカ、危ない！バチバチドカーンマンだ！」
――アン*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Feed the Flames](/printing/feed-the-flames-ecl.md) — Instant
3. [Burn Away](/printing/burn-away-cn2.md) — Instant
4. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
5. [Yamabushi's Flame](/printing/yamabushis-flame-chk.md) — Instant
6. [Implement of Combustion](/printing/implement-of-combustion-j21.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #128
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Devin Elle Kurtz
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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