---
name: "Lava Axe"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "387b6b07-a283-412d-94c3-f7f1dc76e858"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-axe-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lava Axe
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Lava Axe deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lava, Axe](/printing/lava-axe-unk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Lava Spike](/printing/lava-spike-td0.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Burning Fields](/printing/burning-fields-ptk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sarkhan's Catharsis](/printing/sarkhans-catharsis-war.md) — Instant
5. [Scorching Shot](/printing/scorching-shot-otj.md) — Sorcery
6. [Lava Burst](/printing/lava-burst-me2.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #84
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 135 across all historical editions

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