Commune with Lava

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Commune with Lava: Instant, Forgotten Realms Commander. Exile the top X cards of your library. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{R}{R}
Mana value
2
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC)
Released
2021-07-23
Collector number
118
Artist
Ryan Barger
Commander rank
3,882 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Commune with Lava

Commune with Lava is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red instant from Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC), a Commander product released in July 2021. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Ryan Barger. It costs {X}{R}{R} (X and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Dragons of Tarkir (2015) to Forgotten Realms Commander (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Exile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

Atarka conquered Qadat, the Fire Rim, long ago, winning over its efreet with a promise to spread the glory of fire to all the world.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Commune with Lava by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Commune with Lava

Commune with Lava has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander 2020 (C20) #149Rare2020
Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #131Rare2015

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Commune with Lava, newest first.

  • Playing a card this way follows the normal rules for playing the card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if one of the cards is a creature card, you can cast that card only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • Under normal circumstances, you can play a land card exiled with Commune with Lava only if you haven't played a land yet that turn.
  • The cards are exiled face up.
  • Any cards you don't play will remain exiled.

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