Searing Touch

Instant

Buyback 4 generic (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Searing Touch deals 1 damage to any target.

In the last 30 days 0.9% of Commander decks played it (54 of 6150). Most played in Vivi Ornitier.

Combos

61 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite damage, Infinite storm count…: Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements + Searing Touch
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Rowan, Scion of War + Searing Touch + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Searing Touch + Storm-Kiln Artist + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: Molten-Core Maestro + Searing Touch
Infinite damage, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Searing Touch + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Searing Touch + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Magnus the Red + Searing Touch + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite damage, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Searing Touch + Urabrask // The Great Work + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Infinite damage, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Searing Touch
Infinite damage, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Magnus the Red + Searing Touch

See all 61 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 54 of 6150 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks

0.9%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

54 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

11 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	1%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	1%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	98%
Ashling, Flame Dancer	0.2%	8%
Sami, Wildcat Captain	0.1%	100%
Vadrik, Astral Archmage	0.0%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Jeska's Will	100%	3.3
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	98%	4.6
Rite of Flame	98%	2.4
Chrome Mox	98%	1.1
Simian Spirit Guide	96%	2.0
Lotus Petal	96%	1.0
Mana Vault	94%	1.1
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	93%	2.0
Bloodstained Mire	93%	1.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Rowan, Scion of War KingTheGreat [Pinnacle] in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	3-2 60%
Rowan, Scion of War Samuele Serra in Monkeys for charity - European cEDH Championship Qualifier	3-3 50%
Sami, Wildcat Captain Just_Ice [Sentinel] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	2-3 40%
Vadrik, Astral Archmage Lacey in BellsCon CEDH Tournament	2-3 40%
Rowan, Scion of War Joseph Key [LTB] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Gamer Geeks	2-3 40%
Sami, Wildcat Captain Just_Ice [Sentinel] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Riddle & Rune	2-4 33%
Rowan, Scion of War Danny Hibbard in Tabletop Tavern \| Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026	2-4 33%
Rowan, Scion of War Jordan Pier in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Rowan, Scion of War Israel Suzuki, 25 Oct	1 main	#21 0-3
Rowan, Scion of War Jordan Pier, 25 Oct	1 main	#40 1-4
Sami, Wildcat Captain Miguel Cruz, 25 Oct	1 main	#13 1-2
Rowan, Scion of War Alice, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 0-2
Rowan, Scion of War Max Winkelmann, 25 Oct	1 main	#24 0-2
Vivi Ornitier Jason Tinker Redwood, 24 Oct	1 main	#26 0-0
Rowan, Scion of War [BFF] Hyakki, 24 Oct	1 main	#22 1-2
Rowan, Scion of War Brian Tran, 24 Oct	1 main	#42 0-2

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Duel Commander.