Blast of Genius

Ultimate Masters · #197 · Uncommon

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Sorcery

Choose any target. Draw three cards, then discard a card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.

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Card details
Shown printing
Ultimate Masters (UMA)
Artist
Terese Nielsen
Color identity
Red, Blue
Colors
Red, Blue
Mana value
6
First released
May 3, 2013
Printings
2
EDHREC rank
#17299 on EDHREC
Market price
$0.07 (cheapest printing, updated weekly)

Legality
  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorNot legal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • FutureNot legal

Rulings (2)

  • If a discarded card has X in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

  • If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw or discard any cards.

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