---
name: "Unleash the Inferno"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "G", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "d305d2dd-578c-4964-a7c2-26490bb2ef2e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unleash-the-inferno-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Unleash the Inferno
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Unleash the Inferno deals 7 damage to target creature or planeswalker. When it deals excess damage this way, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls with mana value less than or equal to that amount of excess damage.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inferno](/printing/inferno-6ed.md) — Instant
2. [Living Inferno](/printing/living-inferno-gpt.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Inferno Trap](/printing/inferno-trap-arc.md) — Instant — Trap
4. [Cast into the Fire](/printing/cast-into-the-fire-ltr.md) — Instant
5. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
6. [Impossible Inferno](/printing/impossible-inferno-dsk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #229
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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