Volcanic Offering
Instant
Destroy target nonbasic land you don't control and target nonbasic land of an opponent's choice you don't control.
Volcanic Offering deals 7 damage to target creature you don't control and 7 damage to target creature of an opponent's choice you don't control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Price
- $1.60
- EDHREC rank
- #10762
Volcanic Offering clears two threats and two lands in one five-mana spell — that's four permanents removed at instant speed, with an opponent of your choice absorbing half the pain. The political dimension is real, but even in a vacuum it's one of the most efficient mass-removal spells available to red.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned slashes the cost of spells that target multiple things, and Volcanic Offering targets four permanents — meaning Hinata reduces it to a single generic mana, making a four-for-one removal spell essentially free.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Volcanic Offering earns its slot: the multiplayer table gives you a willing partner for the land destruction half, turning a political liability into a political tool. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but far too slow and conditional to see play — those formats have no interest in five-mana sorcery-speed removal that requires an opponent's cooperation. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's social dynamics that the card functions similarly there, especially in Hinata shells where the cost collapses.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.60 cheap tier
At $1.60, Volcanic Offering sits in impulse-buy territory — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought. It's a niche card with a narrow audience, so the price is unlikely to move much in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.