---
name: "Red Sun's Zenith"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "82e61db8-4625-488f-8a5f-66ace9bbf34a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/red-suns-zenith-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Red Sun's Zenith
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Red Sun's Zenith deals X damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead. Shuffle Red Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Reduce to Ashes](/printing/reduce-to-ashes-clu.md) — Sorcery
2. [Annihilating Fire](/printing/annihilating-fire-rtr.md) — Instant
3. [Incendiary Flow](/printing/incendiary-flow-prm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Obliterating Bolt](/printing/obliterating-bolt-bro.md) — Sorcery
5. [Scorching Dragonfire](/printing/scorching-dragonfire-eld.md) — Instant
6. [Puncturing Blow](/printing/puncturing-blow-akr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #74
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`