“Ral Zarek's brainstorms bring actual thunder and lightning.”
Blast of Genius
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {4}{U}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: 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.
Flavor Text: Ral Zarek's brainstorms bring actual thunder and lightning.
Set: Ultimate Masters (#197), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Terese Nielsen
Sorcery
Red
Blue
Uncommon
$0.09
Regular
$0.30
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2018-12-07
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.
2018-12-07
If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
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