---
name: "Lavaborn Muse"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "10E"
set_name: "Tenth Edition"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "2825ff5a-5340-4494-bfde-80f6f5bce5a2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lavaborn-muse-10e"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lavaborn Muse
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this creature deals 3 damage to that player.

> *« Sa voix est celle de la destruction, atroce et définitive. » —Matoc, lavamancien*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hellfire Mongrel](/printing/hellfire-mongrel-ddh.md) — Creature — Elemental Dog
2. [Shrieking Affliction](/printing/shrieking-affliction-rtr.md) — Enchantment
3. [Rackling](/printing/rackling-nem.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
4. [Dreamborn Muse](/printing/dreamborn-muse-cmd.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Scalding Tongs](/printing/scalding-tongs-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [Viseling](/printing/viseling-c13.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tenth Edition (10E) #216
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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