First printed in Planar Chaos (2007)
Volcano Hellion 
Creature — Hellion
This creature has echo 
, where X is your life total. (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, it deals an amount of damage of your choice to you and target creature. The damage can't be prevented.
6/5
- Illustrated by
- Wayne Reynolds
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- As Volcano Hellion's "enters" ability resolves, you choose a number. Volcano Hellion deals that amount of damage to you and to the targeted creature. You may choose 0.
- Volcano Hellion's echo cost constantly changes; it's not locked in when it enters. The echo cost you pay is equal to your life total as the echo triggered ability resolves.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
104 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence + Volcano Hellion
- Near-infinite damage to all players: Pain for All + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Brash Taunter + Pariah + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Boros Reckoner + Pariah + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Brash Taunter + Pariah's Shield + Volcano Hellion
- Draw the game, Infinite damage to one opponent: Pariah + Stuffy Doll + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage: Arcbond + Fortune Thief + Volcano Hellion
- Draw the game, Infinite damage to one opponent: Pariah's Shield + Stuffy Doll + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Pariah + Spitemare + Volcano Hellion
- Infinite damage to one opponent: Mogg Maniac + Pariah + Volcano Hellion