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Spontaneous Combustion

{1}{B}{R}

Instant

TMPTempest#273uncommon

"Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor.

Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 11–37
Illustrator
Doug Chaffee
Found in
Tempest Starter Deck · Tempest Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Spontaneous Combustion deals 3 damage to each creature.

Plays as: Board Wipe

Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.27
$0.09 low$0.06 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 15, 2013 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

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