---
name: "Scent of Cinder"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PMEI"
set_name: "Media and Collaboration Promos"
collector_number: "1999-1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "ff50d002-834e-4b5e-8db0-b0c8b4efb21f"
printings_count: 10
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scent-of-cinder-pmei"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scent of Cinder
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Reveal any number of red cards in your hand. Scent of Cinder deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cinder Seer](/printing/cinder-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Sarkhan's Dragonfire](/printing/sarkhans-dragonfire-m19.md) — Sorcery
3. [Friendly Fire](/printing/friendly-fire-frf.md) — Instant
4. [Spiraling Embers](/printing/spiraling-embers-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
5. [Explosive Revelation](/printing/explosive-revelation-roe.md) — Sorcery
6. [Martyr of Ashes](/printing/martyr-of-ashes-csp.md) — Creature — Human Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Media and Collaboration Promos (PMEI) #1999-1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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