Lava Coil

Mana cost

Mana value2TypeSorcery Color identity

Red RarityCommon SetDouble Masters 2022 (2X2) ArtistWesley Burt Price€0.10 · foil €0.09 · $0.29

About this card

Lava Coil is a sorcery card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: red). First printed in Guilds of Ravnica (2018); 4 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal. Legal in Commander, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €0.09 (Double Masters 2022); most expensive: €0.14 (Guilds of Ravnica).

Lava Coil

Sorcery

Lava Coil deals 4 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

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

Name in each language

FrançaisÉtreinte de laveEnglishLava CoilEspañolEspiral de lavaDeutschLavaschlingeItalianoSpira di LavaPortuguêsHélice de Lava日本語溶岩コイル

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2018-10-05
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).