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Lavalanche

Card Name

Lavalanche

Mana Cost

X

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Lavalanche deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

Flavor Text

Alara's burning blood cannot be contained by mere earth and stone.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(5/1/2009)
If the targeted player has become an illegal target by the time Lavalanche resolves, Lavalanche doesn't resolve. Nothing will be dealt damage.
(5/1/2009)
Because Lavalanche doesn't target any creatures, it will deal damage to creatures with shroud. Any damage it would deal to creatures with appropriate protection abilities will still be prevented, however.