---
name: "Expansion // Explosion"
mana_cost: "{U/R}{U/R} // {X}{U}{U}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant // Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "287"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "af6f771f-5154-4fb3-8ed4-768d71eea568"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/expansion-explosion-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Expansion // Explosion
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/R}{U/R} // {X}{U}{U}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant // Instant

## Oracle Text
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## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Invert // Invent](/printing/invert-invent-grn.md) — Instant // Instant
2. [Fire // Ice](/printing/fire-ice-f06.md) — Instant // Instant
3. [Explosive Welcome](/printing/explosive-welcome-stx.md) — Instant
4. [Ill-Timed Explosion](/printing/ill-timed-explosion-mkm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Odds // Ends](/printing/odds-ends-dis.md) — Instant // Instant
6. [Response // Resurgence](/printing/response-resurgence-rvr.md) — Instant // Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #287
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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