---
name: "Volcanic Submersion"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Trevor Claxton"
oracle_id: "37985fef-696e-4c6b-9a60-29c5051b5a25"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/volcanic-submersion-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Volcanic Submersion
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact or land.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

> *A dragon's death is almost as feared as its life. Old, dying dragons throw themselves into volcanoes, causing massive upheaval and widespread disaster.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Violent Impact](/printing/violent-impact-akh.md) — Sorcery
2. [Volcanic Upheaval](/printing/volcanic-upheaval-bfz.md) — Instant
3. [Lay Waste](/printing/lay-waste-ons.md) — Sorcery
4. [Volcanic Awakening](/printing/volcanic-awakening-tsp.md) — Sorcery
5. [Victorious Destruction](/printing/victorious-destruction-nph.md) — Sorcery
6. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #121
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Trevor Claxton
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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