Lavalanche
Commander 2016 209 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana red mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Green · Red
- Artist
- Steve Argyle
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Lavalanche deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
Alara's burning blood cannot be contained by mere earth and stone.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lavalanche was released in the Commander 2016 set as part of the Open Hostage deck, which focused on the four-color identity of red, green, white, and black. Designed as a powerful sorcery for multiplayer environments, the card builds upon the traditional red-mana direct damage archetype by incorporating a scaleable effect that punishes opponents based on the number of lands they control. It was created to offer players a high-impact finishing move that scales effectively with the length of a Commander game.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a vivid, intense color palette to evoke the imagery of a molten, elemental flood. The design goal was to translate the visceral feeling of a mountain-side disaster into a game mechanic. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche but effective board-wipe alternative, praised for its ability to clear multiple threats while simultaneously pressuring an opponent's life total in late-game scenarios.
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