Blast of Genius

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Blast of Genius

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

Set: Liquid error (snippets/rm-card-details line 73): comparison of String with 0 failed
Set code: DGM
Number: 55
Rarity: Uncommon
Artist: Terese Nielsen
Card type: Sorcery
Colors: Izzet (Blue, Red)
Mana value: 6
Released: May 3, 2013
EDHREC rank: #17299 on EDHREC
Available on: Paper, Magic Online
Language: English
Frame: 2003
Border: Black
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

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)

Dec 7, 2018
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.
Dec 7, 2018
If a discarded card has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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Blast of Genius from Dragon's Maze, #55. Uncommon. Every copy is checked by hand and the photos show the actual card you'll get.

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Rulings (2)