---
name: "Explosive Welcome"
mana_cost: "{7}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "STX-100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "ac27ccb8-81e2-42e2-a340-0b0ce9609688"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/explosive-welcome-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Explosive Welcome
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Explosive Welcome deals 5 damage to any target and 3 damage to any other target. Add {R}{R}{R}.

> *Rowan and Will were a natural fit in Prismari College, the school of outrageous elemental arts.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Explosive Impact](/printing/explosive-impact-rtr.md) — Instant
2. [Dual Shot](/printing/dual-shot-xln.md) — Instant
3. [Shower of Sparks](/printing/shower-of-sparks-brb.md) — Instant
4. [Furious Reprisal](/printing/furious-reprisal-j25.md) — Sorcery
5. [Unleash Shell](/printing/unleash-shell-bro.md) — Instant
6. [Punish the Enemy](/printing/punish-the-enemy-dgm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #STX-100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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