---
name: "Scorching Lava"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "e42fb51e-254a-43ac-ad02-9f0fad0f4c8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scorching-lava-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scorching Lava
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {R} (You may pay an additional {R} as you cast this spell.)
Scorching Lava deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, that creature can't be regenerated this turn and if it would die this turn, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shivan Fire](/printing/shivan-fire-dom.md) — Instant
2. [Magma Burst](/printing/magma-burst-pls.md) — Instant
3. [Scorching Dragonfire](/printing/scorching-dragonfire-eld.md) — Instant
4. [Lava Coil](/printing/lava-coil-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lava Burst](/printing/lava-burst-me2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Molten Disaster](/printing/molten-disaster-c13.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #164
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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