Lava Axe
Tenth Edition 215 • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 215
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Lava Axe deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lava Axe was originally introduced in the 1997 Portal set, designed as a straightforward, high-impact sorcery to teach novice players the mechanics of direct damage in Magic: The Gathering. Its inclusion in Tenth Edition, released in 2007, marked a return of the card to the core set rotation, serving as a staple red spell intended to provide a clear, powerful effect that could swing the momentum of a casual game.
The art for the Tenth Edition printing was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic figures in the game’s early visual history. His design emphasizes the visceral nature of the spell, depicting a crackling, magical construct of molten energy. While the card is often viewed by competitive players as inefficient due to its high mana cost, it remains widely recognized within the community as a quintessential example of red's color identity.
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