---
name: "Heat Ray"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRB"
set_name: "Battle Royale Box Set"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "76ec76b9-da0f-4b9d-ad0a-d734052a5f2b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heat-ray-brb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Heat Ray
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Heat Ray deals X damage to target creature.

> *It's not known whether the Thran built the device to forge their wonders or to defend them.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Concentrated Fire](/printing/concentrated-fire-msc.md) — Instant
2. [Blaze](/printing/blaze-9ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Repulsor Rays](/printing/repulsor-rays-msc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Scorching Shot](/printing/scorching-shot-otj.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ragefire](/printing/ragefire-rna.md) — Sorcery
6. [Breath of Fire](/printing/breath-of-fire-gs1.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle Royale Box Set (BRB) #32
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 34 across all historical editions

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