---
name: "Pyrokinesis"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DDL"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "d001febc-d511-4e65-a631-91dc9415056b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pyrokinesis-ddl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pyrokinesis
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cave-In](/printing/cave-in-mmq.md) — Sorcery
2. [Blazing Shoal](/printing/blazing-shoal-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Cast into the Fire](/printing/cast-into-the-fire-ltr.md) — Instant
4. [Heartfire](/printing/heartfire-war.md) — Instant
5. [Harvest Pyre](/printing/harvest-pyre-isd.md) — Instant
6. [Cathartic Pyre](/printing/cathartic-pyre-ecc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters (DDL) #32
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 20 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`