---
name: "Grim Lavamancer"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "331"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "37445e06-88a1-4e2e-a432-383736c9b977"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grim-lavamancer-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grim Lavamancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{R}, {T}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

> *"Fools dig for water, corpses, or gold. The earth's real treasure is far deeper."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Matoc, Lavamancer](/printing/matoc-lavamancer-mbc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Wizard
2. [Scholar of Combustion](/printing/scholar-of-combustion-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Harvest Pyre](/printing/harvest-pyre-isd.md) — Instant
4. [Prodigal Pyromancer](/printing/prodigal-pyromancer-m11.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Mage il-Vec](/printing/mage-il-vec-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Dismissive Pyromancer](/printing/dismissive-pyromancer-pm19.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #331
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **Total Printings:** 54 across all historical editions

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