---
name: "Brittle Blast"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "YMID"
set_name: "Alchemy: Innistrad"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "4c095e91-b6ab-417f-94f3-684e64259f97"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brittle-blast-ymid"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Brittle Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Creatures and planeswalkers your opponents control perpetually gain "If this permanent would die, exile it instead." Brittle Blast deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flame-Blessed Bolt](/printing/flame-blessed-bolt-j25.md) — Instant
2. [Obliterating Bolt](/printing/obliterating-bolt-bro.md) — Sorcery
3. [Puncturing Blow](/printing/puncturing-blow-akr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
5. [Scorching Dragonfire](/printing/scorching-dragonfire-eld.md) — Instant
6. [Reduce to Ashes](/printing/reduce-to-ashes-clu.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Innistrad (YMID) #37
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Stanko

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