Spontaneous Combustion
Tempest 273 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 273
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Spontaneous Combustion deals 3 damage to each creature.
"Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Spontaneous Combustion was released in October 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Tempest was the first set in the Rath Cycle and was designed to emphasize aggressive gameplay and powerful red-aligned mechanics. This specific card was created to provide a repeatable, board-clearing effect, reflecting the volatile and destructive themes often associated with the red mana color in the game's color pie.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Ron Spencer, who was a prolific contributor to the game during the late 1990s. Spencer’s distinctive, visceral style was chosen to depict the chaotic and explosive nature of the spell, helping to ground the card’s mechanical identity in the high-fantasy aesthetic of the Rath plane. Upon release, Spontaneous Combustion was noted for its utility in red-heavy control decks, serving as a tactical tool to manage the battlefield presence of opponents.
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