First printed in Ice Age (1995)
Sorcery
Lava Burst deals X damage to any target. If Lava Burst would deal damage to a creature, that damage can't be prevented or dealt instead to another permanent or player.
"Overkill? This isn't a game of Kick-the-Ouphe!"
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
- Illustrated by
- Tom Wänerstrand
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Prevention and redirection effects will have no effect on damage dealt by Lava Burst to a creature. However, they will work on damage that Lava Burst would deal to a player.
- A creature dealt damage by Lava Burst may be regenerated.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.008 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).