---
name: "Blast of Genius"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "UMA"
set_name: "Ultimate Masters"
collector_number: "197"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "cfe82e0f-7ac0-4de3-b1b3-a2d519b00bbd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blast-of-genius-uma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blast of Genius
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle 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.

> *ラル・ザレックのひらめきは本物の雷光をほとばしらせる。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Great Intelligence's Plan](/printing/great-intelligences-plan-who.md) — Sorcery
2. [Thirst for Knowledge](/printing/thirst-for-knowledge-mrd.md) — Instant
3. [Rapturous Moment](/printing/rapturous-moment-sos.md) — Sorcery
4. [Thirst for Discovery](/printing/thirst-for-discovery-vow.md) — Instant
5. [Ideas Unbound](/printing/ideas-unbound-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
6. [Sift](/printing/sift-m19.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ultimate Masters (UMA) #197
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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