---
name: "Heated Argument"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Aleksi Briclot"
oracle_id: "329f6434-8f1b-4a10-8feb-2a9dc5f2712b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heated-argument-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Heated Argument
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Heated Argument deals 6 damage to target creature. You may exile a card from your graveyard. If you do, Heated Argument also deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

> *"I don't want to hurt you, Ajani, but whatever Jace is planning needs to be stopped!"*

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3. [Feed the Flames](/printing/feed-the-flames-ecl.md) — Instant
4. [Burn Away](/printing/burn-away-cn2.md) — Instant
5. [Harvest Pyre](/printing/harvest-pyre-isd.md) — Instant
6. [Blazing Salvo](/printing/blazing-salvo-ddk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #118
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Aleksi Briclot
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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