---
name: "Ignite the Beacon"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "1f74d046-e695-4ad9-a27c-8ff1f30d4c23"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ignite-the-beacon-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ignite the Beacon
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Search your library for up to two planeswalker cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

> *„Wenn du dich selbst nicht mehr retten kannst, kämpfst du, um anderen eine Chance zu geben."
—Ajani Goldmähne*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Call the Gatewatch](/printing/call-the-gatewatch-ogw.md) — Sorcery
2. [Deploy the Gatewatch](/printing/deploy-the-gatewatch-cmm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Planar Bridge](/printing/planar-bridge-2x2.md) — Legendary Artifact
4. [Planar Portal](/printing/planar-portal-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Pilgrim of the Ages](/printing/pilgrim-of-the-ages-gn3.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Plea for Guidance](/printing/plea-for-guidance-bng.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #18
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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