---
name: "Last-Ditch Effort"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Frazier"
oracle_id: "cdd8d7cf-28f2-4a4d-a373-40d48bff615b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/last-ditch-effort-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Last-Ditch Effort
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice any number of creatures. Last-Ditch Effort deals that much damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soulblast](/printing/soulblast-10e.md) — Instant
2. [Collateral Damage](/printing/collateral-damage-jmp.md) — Instant
3. [Pyrrhic Blast](/printing/pyrrhic-blast-bro.md) — Instant
4. [Reckless Abandon](/printing/reckless-abandon-ddn.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fiery Conclusion](/printing/fiery-conclusion-ori.md) — Instant
6. [Barrage of Expendables](/printing/barrage-of-expendables-jmp.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #83
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Frazier
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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