---
name: "Dismantling Blow"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "300cba5a-adbb-4852-be06-ac00d9d6fd37"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dismantling-blow-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dismantling Blow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {2}{U} (You may pay an additional {2}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If this spell was kicked, draw two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tear Asunder](/printing/tear-asunder-blc.md) — Instant
2. [Orim's Thunder](/printing/orims-thunder-c15.md) — Instant
3. [Aura Blast](/printing/aura-blast-pls.md) — Instant
4. [Tolarian Emissary](/printing/tolarian-emissary-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Disenchant](/printing/disenchant-p07.md) — Instant
6. [Overload](/printing/overload-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #14
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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