---
name: "Lava Burst"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tom Wänerstrand"
oracle_id: "f7be3da5-55b2-46f2-a5aa-277dee242b94"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-burst-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lava Burst
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Lava Burst deals X damage to any target. If Lava Burst would deal damage to a creature, that damage can't be prevented or dealt instead to another permanent or player.

> *"Overkill? This isn't a game of Kick-the-Ouphe!"
—Jaya Ballard, task mage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Torrent of Lava](/printing/torrent-of-lava-mir.md) — Sorcery
2. [Blaze](/printing/blaze-9ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Banefire](/printing/banefire-m19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lava Flow](/printing/lava-flow-por.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lava Spike](/printing/lava-spike-td0.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
6. [Lava Storm](/printing/lava-storm-wth.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #134
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tom Wänerstrand
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`