---
name: "Explosive Impact"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "94"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "5eae77d0-7653-4b07-a701-aabea13991bf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/explosive-impact-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Explosive Impact
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Explosive Impact deals 5 damage to any target.

> *« Chez les Boros, ce genre de vacarme passe pour de la subtilité. » —Vraska*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Concentrated Fire](/printing/concentrated-fire-msc.md) — Instant
2. [Command the Storm](/printing/command-the-storm-grn.md) — Instant
3. [Direct Hit](/printing/direct-hit-trc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Scorching Shot](/printing/scorching-shot-otj.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sarkhan's Catharsis](/printing/sarkhans-catharsis-war.md) — Instant
6. [Unfriendly Fire](/printing/unfriendly-fire-xln.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #94
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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