---
name: "Pulse of the Forge"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "f1c05ba3-7225-4d29-96aa-9d9c0b54de53"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pulse-of-the-forge-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pulse of the Forge
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Pulse of the Forge deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. Then if that player or that planeswalker's controller has more life than you, return Pulse of the Forge to its owner's hand.

> *戦争や武器の現れる前から、そこには憤怒があった。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deal Damage](/printing/deal-damage-unh.md) — Instant
2. [Punishing Fire](/printing/punishing-fire-ddg.md) — Instant
3. [Flames of the Blood Hand](/printing/flames-of-the-blood-hand-bok.md) — Instant
4. [Rekindled Flame](/printing/rekindled-flame-eve.md) — Sorcery
5. [Pulse of the Fields](/printing/pulse-of-the-fields-dst.md) — Instant
6. [Punish the Enemy](/printing/punish-the-enemy-dgm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #66
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`