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Lava Coil

{1}{R}

Sorcery

GRNGuilds of Ravnica#108uncommon

"Commander, we caught the Dimir spy and took her ashes into custody." —Kramm, Wojek security officer

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 4 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Wesley Burt
Found in
Challenger Deck 2019 Arcane Tempo · Challenger Deck 2019 Lightning Aggro · 8 more
Printings4EDHREC rank#15,341
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Lava Coil deals 4 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Plays as:
Burn
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+40.0%
$0.21
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-5.6%
$0.34
$0.10 low-$0.06 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 5, 2018
  • WotCOct 5, 2018

    Lava Coil's replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage. It applies to the target creature even if Lava Coil deals no damage to it (due to a prevention effect).