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Soul Burn

{X}{2}{B}

Sorcery

Spend only black and/or red mana on X. Soul Burn deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more than the amount of {B} spent on X, the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.
Plays as:
Mana SinkBurnPlaneswalker RemovalDamage WinX Spell
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #24,942

Printings
7
Price range
$0.14to$0.92

Versions

7 printings · from $0.14

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Rulings

1 · latest Oct 4, 2004
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Will give 1 life for each black mana used, but not more life than the amount of unprevented damage that is dealt.