Burn spells

Damage that can point at a player as easily as a creature. The efficient ones win games on their own; the rest are removal that happens to close the last few points.

Edit it and search again — it reads plain English, so burn spells that deal damage to any target under 3 mana works too.

30 of 2,228 cards the search scored · read as burn
most-played first · refreshed 2026-09-24
Lightning Bolt
98%

Lightning Bolt InstantLightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.$0.75

Boros Charm
83%

Boros Charm InstantChoose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end

Grapeshot
95%

Grapeshot SorceryGrapeshot deals 1 damage to any target. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may $0.37

Prismari Command
87%

Prismari Command InstantChoose two — • Prismari Command deals 2 damage to any target. • Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards. • Target p$0.32

Electrodominance
91%

Electrodominance InstantElectrodominance deals X damage to any target. You may cast a spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its ma$0.56

Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
82%

Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass Sorcery // LandShatterskull Smashing: Shatterskull Smashing deals X damage divided as you choose among up to two target creatures and/or planeswa$8.19

Comet Storm
91%

Comet Storm InstantMultikicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} any number of times as you cast this spell.) Choose any target, then choose another$4.22

Fling
86%

Fling InstantAs an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any$0.30

Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
91%

Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs Instant // LandKazuul's Fury: As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Kazuul's Fury deals damage equal to the sacrificed $0.87

Shock
97%

Shock InstantShock deals 2 damage to any target.$0.27

Jaya's Immolating Inferno
88%

Jaya's Immolating Inferno Legendary Sorcery(You may cast a legendary sorcery only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Jaya's Immolating Inferno deals X dam$2.06

Gut Shot
95%

Gut Shot Instant({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.) Gut Shot deals 1 damage to any target.$4.19

Lightning Strike
97%

Lightning Strike InstantLightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.$0.26

Worldsoul's Rage
91%

Worldsoul's Rage SorceryWorldsoul's Rage deals X damage to any target. Put up to X land cards from your hand and/or graveyard onto the battlefield tapped.$0.26

Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
92%

Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave Instant // LandSpikefield Hazard: Spikefield Hazard deals 1 damage to any target. If a permanent dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile$0.38

Court of Ire
81%

Court of Ire EnchantmentWhen this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any targ$0.42

Kolaghan's Command
87%

Kolaghan's Command InstantChoose two — • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Target player discards a card. • Destroy target art$0.37

Lightning Helix
95%

Lightning Helix InstantLightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.$0.32

Flick a Coin
86%

Flick a Coin InstantFlick a Coin deals 1 damage to any target. You create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one$0.33

Expansion // Explosion
83%

Expansion // Explosion Instant // InstantExpansion: Copy target instant or sorcery spell with mana value 4 or less. You may choose new targets for the copy. // Explosion: $0.29

Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
94%

Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze Enchantment // Instant — AdventureVirtue of Courage: Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you may exile that many cards from the top$3.64

Bottle-Cap Blast
95%

Bottle-Cap Blast InstantImprovise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}$4.88

Banefire
96%

Banefire SorceryBanefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.$0.84

Cathartic Pyre
88%

Cathartic Pyre InstantChoose one — • Cathartic Pyre deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. • Discard up to two cards, then draw that many ca$0.28

Fireball
86%

Fireball SorceryThis spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among an$0.30

Overlord of the Boilerbilges
81%

Overlord of the Boilerbilges Enchantment Creature — Avatar HorrorImpending 4—{2}{R}{R} (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with four time counters and isn't a creature until$1.73

Electrickery
82%

Electrickery InstantElectrickery deals 1 damage to target creature you don't control. Overload {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. $0.31

Theater of Horrors
83%

Theater of Horrors EnchantmentAt the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. During your turn, if an opponent lost life this turn, you may$0.33

Goblin War Strike
90%

Goblin War Strike SorceryGoblin War Strike deals damage to target player or planeswalker equal to the number of Goblins you control.$3.78

Galvanic Blast
96%

Galvanic Blast InstantGalvanic Blast deals 2 damage to any target. Metalcraft — Galvanic Blast deals 4 damage instead if you control three or more artif$2.61

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