Volcanic Salvo 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
Sorcery
This spell costs 
less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.
Volcanic Salvo deals 6 damage to each of up to two target creatures and/or planeswalkers.
Printing details
- Set
- M21 · 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Torstein Nordstrand
- Released
- 2020-07-03
- Prices
- €0.15 · $0.24
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €0.14 | €0.17 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.15 | €0.17 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.16 | €0.17 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.14 30-day avg €0.13 | low €0.07 trend €0.15 30-day avg €0.24 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.17 with Zero from €0.17 | NM from €0.22 with Zero from €0.22 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.22 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 29, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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You can't target the same creature or planeswalker twice with Volcanic Salvo to deal 12 damage to it.
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The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of Volcanic Salvo. It can't reduce the
requirement. -
If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, the cost remains
. -
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Volcanic Salvo). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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The total cost to cast Volcanic Salvo is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add
, the total cost is 
. Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost. -
Once you begin to cast Volcanic Salvo, players can't take other actions until you've finished casting it. Notably, they can't try to change the total power of your creatures.