---
name: "Surging Flame"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Ripple"]
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "3c51b991-f6fa-44d2-81a3-0894939f3c22"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/surging-flame-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Surging Flame
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Ripple

## Oracle Text
Ripple 4 (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast spells with the same name as this spell from among those cards without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
Surging Flame deals 2 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Surging Aether](/printing/surging-aether-csp.md) — Instant
2. [Surging Might](/printing/surging-might-csp.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Surging Dementia](/printing/surging-dementia-csp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Surging Sentinels](/printing/surging-sentinels-csp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Flame Burst](/printing/flame-burst-ody.md) — Instant
6. [Rite of Flame](/printing/rite-of-flame-ss3.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #99
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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