First printed in Judgment (2002)

All 5 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2037, 2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2042, 2025
The List (PLST) #JUD-94, 2024
Modern Horizons (MH1) #134, 2019
Judgment (JUD) #94, 2002

Lava Dart

Instant

Lava Dart deals 1 damage to any target.
Flashback—Sacrifice a Mountain. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the last 30 days 8.6% of Modern decks played it (23 of 268). Most played in Prowess. In the last 30 days 10.8% of Pauper decks played it (80 of 739). Most played in Grixis Madness.

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 10% of decks (#67)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Pauper staples: main deck, 10% of decks (#29)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Premodern staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#162)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn
Commander staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#561)
Red, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Burn

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper 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 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

Modern Other periods →

In 23 of 268 decks (8.6%).

Share of decks

8.6%

▼ 16.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

23 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Prowess	8.6%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Cori-Steel Cutter	100%	10.7
Dragon's Rage Channeler	100%	10.3
Mishra's Bauble	100%	4.5
Bloodstained Mire	100%	4.0
Lightning Bolt	100%	3.7
Mutagenic Growth	96%	11.7
Monastery Swiftspear	96%	11.1
Preordain	96%	5.8
Steam Vents	96%	4.1
Arid Mesa	91%	2.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Prowess sedotwc in Modern Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Prowess Marlin583 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Prowess Enida in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Prowess Pablo Gonzalez Morales in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	3-2 60%
Prowess Pablo Ramos Costa in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	2-3 40%
Prowess R_Mac in Modern Challenge 32	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Prowess Marlin583, 28 Oct	4 main	#16 4-2
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	4 main	#16 4-2
Prowess sedotwc, 27 Oct	4 main	#2 6-2
Prowess Polikasoll, 27 Oct	4 main	#24 0-2
Prowess Enida, 27 Oct	4 main	#11 4-2
Prowess R_Mac, 27 Oct	4 main	#31 1-4
Prowess Anderson Leclair, 11 Oct	4 main
Prowess Gabriel Nicholas, 11 Oct	4 main

Pauper Other periods →

In 80 of 739 decks (10.8%).

Share of decks

10.8%

▼ 0.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

80 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

12 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Grixis Madness	12.3%	86%
WRG (unclassified)	0.4%	33%
WUR (unclassified)	0.3%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lightning Bolt	99%	3.9
Guttersnipe	98%	9.0
Fireblast	98%	7.7
Highway Robbery	98%	7.7
Fiery Temper	98%	7.4
Grab the Prize	98%	7.2
Sneaky Snacker	98%	5.4
Faithless Looting	95%	6.9
Kessig Flamebreather	86%	8.7
Voldaren Epicure	76%	5.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Grixis Madness Ivan Gonzalez Reguera in the300	8-0 100%
Grixis Madness Jules Mathet in Rebound Samedi	5-1 83%
Grixis Madness Aiden Taylor in Pauper Regional Qualifier	4-1 80%
Grixis Madness Jérémy Ferreira in FirstQualifier	4-1 80%
Grixis Madness Jean-Raoul Moullard in the300	6-2 75%
Grixis Madness Florien Capini in the300	6-2 75%
Grixis Madness André Gaël in the300	6-2 75%
Grixis Madness Philippe-Alexandre THERY in Masters	6-2 75%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Grixis Madness jessy_samek, 28 Oct	4 main	#6 4-3
Grixis Madness Dustin_Comite, 28 Oct	4 main	#7 4-3
Grixis Madness hyuma, 28 Oct	4 main	#26 2-4
Grixis Madness iamyep, 28 Oct	4 main	#28 2-4
Grixis Madness _Shikamaru_, 28 Oct	4 main	#29 2-3
Grixis Madness Mikhathara1994, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Grixis Madness ziofrancone, 27 Oct	4 main	#7 5-2
Grixis Madness Quetzoatlar, 27 Oct	4 main	#13 2-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 5 of 137 decks (3.6%).

Share of decks

3.6%

▼ 0.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.5

in the main deck

Win rate

45%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sligh	11.7%	31%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Jackal Pup	100%	12.5
Fireblast	100%	8.6
Seal of Fire	100%	8.1
Bloodstained Mire	100%	7.6
Incinerate	100%	7.2
Grim Lavamancer	100%	7.2
Lightning Bolt	100%	6.0
Mogg Fanatic	100%	5.1
Wooded Foothills	100%	3.5
Price of Progress	75%	17.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Sligh Hugo Salas in Expert level III	3-2 60%
Sligh Malky in Expert level III	2-3 40%
Sligh João Pedro Santos Ribeiro in Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - Premodern	2-3 40%
Sligh César Carreño in Kikopen 4	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Sligh Hugo Salas, 17 Oct	2 main	#7 3-2
Sligh Malky, 17 Oct	2 main	#13 2-3
Sligh João Pedro Santos Ribeiro, 4 Oct	1 main	#11 2-3
Sligh César Carreño, 3 Oct	1 main	#19 2-3
Sligh Pablo Montecinos, 3 Oct	1 side	#24 0-2

Commander Other periods →

In 133 of 6150 decks (2.2%).

Share of decks

2.2%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

133

133 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

27 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	2%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess	2.0%	1%
Ral, Monsoon Mage	1.9%	95%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	5%
Ashling, Flame Dancer	0.2%	92%
Bruce Banner	0.2%	8%
Flubs, the Fool	0.2%	20%
Slicer, Hired Muscle	0.1%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Jeska's Will	99%	3.2
Rite of Flame	98%	2.4
Gamble	98%	2.3
Chrome Mox	98%	1.1
Lotus Petal	98%	1.1
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Underworld Breach	98%	2.3
Strike It Rich	97%	6.9
Deflecting Swat	97%	1.8
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	96%	4.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Ral, Monsoon Mage Aidan M Stanley in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage blakey623 in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Peter Cepynsky in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K	3-2 60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Jared Simonsen in The Family Jewelz: Underground Sea - Monthly CEDH	3-2 60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Zach Appel in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026	3-2 60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Nathan Turner in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	3-3 50%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Roxora in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	3-3 50%
Vivi Ornitier Ryan DeVoursney in cEDH Store Qualifier 3	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Ral, Monsoon Mage James Lei, 25 Oct	1 main	#27 0-0
Vivi Ornitier Ryan DeVoursney, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 2-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage Kurt Noreika, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 1-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage Jaiden gumm, 25 Oct	1 main	#39 0-4
Ral, Monsoon Mage Alessandro La Bella, 25 Oct	1 main	#18 0-4
Ral, Monsoon Mage Mario Cantero Shimizu, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 1-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage Israel Sánchez, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 0-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage Leon Bannasch, 25 Oct	1 main	#26 0-2

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