---
name: "Detonate"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ITP"
set_name: "Introductory Two-Player Set"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Randy Asplund-Faith"
oracle_id: "daa90a75-c600-41bd-9311-ec21cf51480b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/detonate-itp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Detonate
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact with mana value X. It can't be regenerated. Detonate deals X damage to that artifact's controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Smash to Smithereens](/printing/smash-to-smithereens-f16.md) — Instant
2. [By Force](/printing/by-force-akh.md) — Sorcery
3. [Meltdown](/printing/meltdown-mh3.md) — Sorcery
4. [Dismantle](/printing/dismantle-2xm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Shatterstorm](/printing/shatterstorm-atq.md) — Sorcery
6. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Introductory Two-Player Set (ITP) #30
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Randy Asplund-Faith
- **Total Printings:** 45 across all historical editions

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