---
name: "Kaervek's Torch"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "185"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Coulthart"
oracle_id: "c629feae-084c-452f-9c09-4b9716331498"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kaerveks-torch-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kaervek's Torch
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As long as Kaervek's Torch is on the stack, spells that target it cost {2} more to cast.
Kaervek's Torch deals X damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Torch Breath](/printing/torch-breath-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Banefire](/printing/banefire-m19.md) — Sorcery
3. [Burn at the Stake](/printing/burn-at-the-stake-avr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Heartfire](/printing/heartfire-war.md) — Instant
5. [Kaervek the Merciless](/printing/kaervek-the-merciless-arc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Torch the Tower](/printing/torch-the-tower-woe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #185
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Coulthart
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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