---
name: "Into the Core"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Whit Brachna"
oracle_id: "ad08ad3a-bc58-43da-b7f3-4a478132da8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/into-the-core-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Into the Core
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile two target artifacts.

> *"Pensano che ci stanno respingendo, ma noi li stiamo conducendo al loro destino." —Kethek, fuochista della fornace*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rack and Ruin](/printing/rack-and-ruin-wc00.md) — Instant
2. [Shattering Blow](/printing/shattering-blow-gtc.md) — Instant
3. [Dust to Dust](/printing/dust-to-dust-mbc.md) — Sorcery
4. [By Force](/printing/by-force-akh.md) — Sorcery
5. [Cast into the Fire](/printing/cast-into-the-fire-ltr.md) — Instant
6. [Smelt](/printing/smelt-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #67
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Whit Brachna
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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