---
name: "Torch Breath"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "b6d61d96-a56a-4f4c-a196-05e03fe16ed2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/torch-breath-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Torch Breath
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a blue permanent.
This spell can't be countered.
Torch Breath deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker.

> *「イカ揚げ、一丁上がり！」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Breath of Fire](/printing/breath-of-fire-gs1.md) — Instant
2. [Lithomantic Barrage](/printing/lithomantic-barrage-mom.md) — Sorcery
3. [Pyroblast](/printing/pyroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
4. [Parch](/printing/parch-ulg.md) — Instant
5. [Combust](/printing/combust-mm2.md) — Instant
6. [Kaervek's Torch](/printing/kaerveks-torch-mir.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #127
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **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: `not_legal`