Scorching Lava

Scorching Lava

Instant

Mana cost: {1}{R}

How we read this card

Kicker {R}
Scorching Lava deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, that creature can't be regenerated this turn and if it would die this turn, exile it instead.

on-cast — deals 2 damage

on-cast —

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, it triggers

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Scorching Lava, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

When Scorching Lava deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

When Scorching Lava makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

When Scorching Lava is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  3. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  4. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  5. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  6. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  7. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  8. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Extractor Demon mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Taeko, the Patient Avalanche scries
  7. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, it triggers
  8. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Sally Sparrow triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Scorching Lava, Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior triggers

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Scorching Lava is one).

When Scorching Lava is dealt damage:

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. War Elemental — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Darien, King of Kjeldor — makes that many tokens
  4. Blood Hound — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Swarmborn Giant — sacrifices itself
  6. Risona, Asari Commander — triggers
  7. Azor's Elocutors — triggers

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.