---
name: "Lens Flare"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Affinity"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "330"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Josh Hass"
oracle_id: "e39bcfb8-cc45-42ab-a4b6-003f44d6b578"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lens-flare-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lens Flare
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Affinity

## Oracle Text
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Lens Flare deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

> *Intent: The spell shows a creature being damaged by powerful rays of light.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plated Onslaught](/printing/plated-onslaught-one.md) — Instant
2. [Kami's Flare](/printing/kamis-flare-neo.md) — Instant
3. [Lantern Flare](/printing/lantern-flare-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Tooth of Chiss-Goria](/printing/tooth-of-chiss-goria-mrd.md) — Artifact
5. [Final Flare](/printing/final-flare-thb.md) — Instant
6. [Scale of Chiss-Goria](/printing/scale-of-chiss-goria-mrd.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #330
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Josh Hass
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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