Card text

Combustion Technique deals damage equal to 2 plus the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

RedUncommonInstant

Combustion Technique

Instant — Lesson

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) · 128

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Colour identityRed

Mana cost

{1}{R}

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Card text

Combustion Technique deals damage equal to 2 plus the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Format legality

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal

About Combustion Technique

Combustion Technique (128) is a Red Instant — Lesson from Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA). It costs {1}{R} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a main expansion, released November 2025.

Combustion Technique deals damage equal to 2 plus the number of Lesson cards in your graveyard to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

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