---
name: "Artifact Blast"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "2d4aedc5-31c5-4281-98e1-b0c2233c3c8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/artifact-blast-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Artifact Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target artifact spell.

> *The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the artifact blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rust](/printing/rust-leg.md) — Instant
2. [Halt Order](/printing/halt-order-som.md) — Instant
3. [Annul](/printing/annul-wc04.md) — Instant
4. [Override](/printing/override-mrd.md) — Instant
5. [Smelt](/printing/smelt-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Steel Sabotage](/printing/steel-sabotage-mbs.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`