---
name: "Let the Galaxy Burn"
mana_cost: "{X}{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Cascade"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Evan Shipard"
oracle_id: "8c70980b-3c38-4624-8f19-5e29d271acf5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/let-the-galaxy-burn-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Let the Galaxy Burn
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Cascade

## Oracle Text
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Let the Galaxy Burn deals X plus 2 damage to each creature that didn't enter this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bituminous Blast](/printing/bituminous-blast-arc.md) — Instant
2. [Call Forth the Tempest](/printing/call-forth-the-tempest-hoc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Volcanic Torrent](/printing/volcanic-torrent-tle.md) — Sorcery
4. [Garbage Elemental](/printing/garbage-elemental-ust.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Violent Outburst](/printing/violent-outburst-arb.md) — Instant
6. [Demonic Dread](/printing/demonic-dread-arb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #81
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Evan Shipard
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`