---
name: "Runaway Boulder"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flash", "Cycling"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "259"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Loïc Canavaggia"
oracle_id: "57f15861-82cf-4faf-827c-9bc7f4844d2a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/runaway-boulder-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Runaway Boulder
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Flash, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Flash
When this artifact enters, it deals 6 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

> *"Run, hearties, run! Or we'll end our days as pirate paste!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Molten Frame](/printing/molten-frame-con.md) — Instant
2. [Skycrash](/printing/skycrash-dft.md) — Instant
3. [Violent Impact](/printing/violent-impact-akh.md) — Sorcery
4. [Leonin Bladetrap](/printing/leonin-bladetrap-c13.md) — Artifact
5. [Meteorite](/printing/meteorite-ori.md) — Artifact
6. [Dissenter's Deliverance](/printing/dissenters-deliverance-akh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #259
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Loïc Canavaggia
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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