---
name: "Fire of Orthanc"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeremy Paillotin"
oracle_id: "407021e2-4072-4961-95be-f9309c341677"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fire-of-orthanc-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fire of Orthanc
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact or land. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

> *La barricade éclata, comme frappée par la foudre.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Destructive Tampering](/printing/destructive-tampering-aer.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tectonic Rift](/printing/tectonic-rift-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Magmatic Chasm](/printing/magmatic-chasm-sir.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sunder from Within](/printing/sunder-from-within-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
5. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery
6. [Flamebreak](/printing/flamebreak-dst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #127
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeremy Paillotin
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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