---
name: "Sarkhan's Catharsis"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "787935ab-26a6-4b4a-9c14-e106160e951d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sarkhans-catharsis-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sarkhan's Catharsis
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Sarkhan's Catharsis deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.

> *"Você mergulhou meu lar no caos e arruinou minha mente. Eu vim retribuir o favor, Nicol Bolas."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sarkhan's Rage](/printing/sarkhans-rage-j25.md) — Instant
2. [Burning Fields](/printing/burning-fields-ptk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Command the Storm](/printing/command-the-storm-grn.md) — Instant
4. [Concentrated Fire](/printing/concentrated-fire-msc.md) — Instant
5. [Scorching Shot](/printing/scorching-shot-otj.md) — Sorcery
6. [Direct Hit](/printing/direct-hit-trc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #144
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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