---
name: "Lava Flow"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "91c0a76e-3992-437f-b85a-97b0b4adbb84"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-flow-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lava Flow
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature or land.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Volcanic Upheaval](/printing/volcanic-upheaval-bfz.md) — Instant
2. [Into the Maw of Hell](/printing/into-the-maw-of-hell-isd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Craterize](/printing/craterize-m13.md) — Sorcery
4. [Melt Terrain](/printing/melt-terrain-som.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lava Blister](/printing/lava-blister-ody.md) — Sorcery
6. [Engulfing Eruption](/printing/engulfing-eruption-m20.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #138
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **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: `legal`