---
name: "Lava Runner"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Lizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "200"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "48a77c0c-a179-47f2-83b2-da80ba5448f9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-runner-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lava Runner
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, that spell or ability's controller sacrifices a land of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lava Hounds](/printing/lava-hounds-8ed.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Arc Runner](/printing/arc-runner-m11.md) — Creature — Elemental Ox
3. [Tectonic Hellion](/printing/tectonic-hellion-c19.md) — Creature — Hellion
4. [Lava Serpent](/printing/lava-serpent-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent
5. [Fireblade Artist](/printing/fireblade-artist-rna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Lava Flow](/printing/lava-flow-por.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #200
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **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`