---
name: "Suffocating Blast"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "2a9d9433-7b0f-45a3-88aa-9fd7e410c224"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/suffocating-blast-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Suffocating Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell and Suffocating Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Essence Backlash](/printing/essence-backlash-rtr.md) — Instant
2. [Ionize](/printing/ionize-pgrn.md) — Instant
3. [Undermine](/printing/undermine-inv.md) — Instant
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Hydroblast](/printing/hydroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
6. [Double Negative](/printing/double-negative-arb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #124
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`