Lava Flow
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or land.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #29034
Lava Flow is a sorcery-speed X-damage spell that hits any target — clean, direct, and scales with mana. The cost is flexibility: no instant speed, no secondary effect, just damage proportional to what you invest.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lava Flow competes in a slot crowded with overperformers — Comet Storm hits multiple targets, Crackle with Power scales more explosively, and most red mages reach for those first. Lava Flow finds its home in budget builds and Pauper Commander, where the common restriction makes scalable X-burn genuinely scarce. In Pauper proper, it's a serviceable reach spell in red aggro, though faster formats punish sorcery speed hard. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card simply doesn't match the power density those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Lava Flow is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. It holds no meaningful price floor beyond its print run, so pick it up as a placeholder and upgrade when budget allows.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.