Cheap red removal
One and two mana red spells that kill a creature — the backbone of every aggressive deck, and the reason Lightning Bolt has been printed for thirty years.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrade | {1}{R} | Instant | Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact. | $0.31 |
| 2 | Lightning Bolt | {R} | Instant | Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target. | $0.75 |
| 3 | Shock | {R} | Instant | Shock deals 2 damage to any target. | $0.27 |
| 4 | Lightning Strike | {1}{R} | Instant | Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target. | $0.26 |
| 5 | Electrickery | {R} | Instant | Electrickery deals 1 damage to target creature you don't control. Overload {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.") | $0.31 |
| 6 | Galvanic Blast | {R} | Instant | Galvanic Blast deals 2 damage to any target. Metalcraft — Galvanic Blast deals 4 damage instead if you control three or more artifacts. | $2.61 |
| 7 | Flame Slash | {R} | Sorcery | Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature. | $0.16 |
| 8 | Unholy Heat | {R} | Instant | Unholy Heat deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Delirium — Unholy Heat deals 6 damage instead if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard. | $0.36 |
| 9 | Twin Bolt | {1}{R} | Instant | Twin Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. | $0.10 |
| 10 | Sudden Shock | {1}{R} | Instant | Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Sudden Shock deals 2 damage to any target. | $0.14 |
| 11 | Incinerate | {1}{R} | Instant | Incinerate deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. | $0.40 |
| 12 | Torch the Tower | {R} | Instant | Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.) Torch the Tower deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was bargained, instead it deals 3 damage to that permanent and you sc… | $0.32 |
| 13 | Searing Spear | {1}{R} | Instant | Searing Spear deals 3 damage to any target. | $0.32 |
| 14 | Cinder Strike | {R} | Sorcery | As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may blight 1. (You may put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.) Cinder Strike deals 2 damage to target creature. It deals 4 damage to that creature instead if this spell's additional c… | $0.23 |
| 15 | Roast | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Roast deals 5 damage to target creature without flying. | $0.21 |
| 16 | Magma Spray | {R} | Instant | Magma Spray deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. | $0.14 |
| 17 | Fiery Impulse | {R} | Instant | Fiery Impulse deals 2 damage to target creature. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Fiery Impulse deals 3 damage instead. | $0.22 |
| 18 | Pillar of Flame | {R} | Sorcery | Pillar of Flame deals 2 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead. | $0.28 |
| 19 | Volcanic Hammer | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target. | $0.14 |
| 20 | Shivan Fire | {R} | Instant | Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.) Shivan Fire deals 2 damage to target creature. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage instead. | $0.13 |
| 21 | Scorching Lava | {1}{R} | Instant | Kicker {R} (You may pay an additional {R} as you cast this spell.) Scorching Lava deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, that creature can't be regenerated this turn and if it would die this turn, exile it instead. | $0.22 |
| 22 | Breath of Fire | {1}{R} | Instant | Breath of Fire deals 2 damage to target creature. | $0.10 |
| 23 | Scorchmark | {1}{R} | Instant | Scorchmark deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. | $0.08 |
| 24 | Burn the Impure | {1}{R} | Instant | Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has infect, Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. | $0.03 |
| 25 | Ragefire | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Ragefire deals 3 damage to target creature. | $0.14 |
| 26 | Shove Aside | {R} | Sorcery | If you aren't the starting player, you may cast Shove Aside as though it had flash. Shove Aside deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. | — |
26 of 2072 cards the search scored for "cheap red removal that can hit creatures". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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