---
name: "Volcanic Hammer"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "231"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ben Thompson"
oracle_id: "98fa5a06-0553-40fd-999c-bc31c9b3f4db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/volcanic-hammer-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Volcanic Hammer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

> *Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ragefire](/printing/ragefire-rna.md) — Sorcery
2. [Lava Spike](/printing/lava-spike-td0.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Volcanic Geyser](/printing/volcanic-geyser-6ed.md) — Instant
4. [Fire Ambush](/printing/fire-ambush-ptk.md) — Sorcery
5. [Open Fire](/printing/open-fire-akr.md) — Instant
6. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #231
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ben Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 54 across all historical editions

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