Scorching Shot is a uncommon Sorcery from OTJ (OTJ) costing {R}{R}. Current price: $0.16 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
Scorching Shot
Sorcery
Card Text
Scorching Shot deals 5 damage to target creature.
Most outlaws prefer to strike when there are no witnesses. Slickshots prefer as many as possible.
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Scorching Shot is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Scorching Shot deals 5 damage to target creature."
Scorching Shot has a mana cost of {R}{R}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Scorching Shot's mana cost of {R}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Scorching Shot has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Scorching Shot's current oracle text is: "Scorching Shot deals 5 damage to target creature."
The current market price for Scorching Shot is approximately $0.16 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.22 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.14 EUR.
You can purchase Scorching Shot from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Scorching Shot normal: $0.16 | foil: $0.22
Scorching Shot is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Scorching Shot is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Scorching Shot is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Scorching Shot is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Scorching Shot is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Scorching Shot is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Scorching Shot in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Scorching Shot is from OTJ (OTJ), with collector number 145.
Scorching Shot may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Scorching Shot is a uncommon card in OTJ.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Scorching Shot was illustrated by Caio Monteiro.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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