Spontaneous Combustion

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Spontaneous Combustion deals 3 damage to each creature.

"Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor.

2013-04-15 Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
2013-04-15 You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

mtg.wtf