---
name: "The First Eruption"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "122"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "df7a3868-4f03-452c-8307-1493977d42ef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-first-eruption-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The First Eruption
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga deals 1 damage to each creature without flying.
II — Add {R}{R}.
III — Sacrifice a Mountain. If you do, this Saga deals 3 damage to each creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern](/printing/burn-burn-tree-and-fern-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Victory of the Pyrohammer](/printing/victory-of-the-pyrohammer-ywoe.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Volcanic Eruption](/printing/volcanic-eruption-ced.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fall of the First Civilization](/printing/fall-of-the-first-civilization-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The Flux](/printing/the-flux-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Maximum Carnage](/printing/maximum-carnage-spm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #122
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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