---
name: "Fireball"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M11"
set_name: "Magic 2011"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "aa7714b0-2bfb-458a-8ebf-37ec2c53383e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fireball-m11"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Firestorm](/printing/firestorm-wc98.md) — Instant
2. [Meteor Blast](/printing/meteor-blast-pz1.md) — Sorcery
3. [Fire Magic](/printing/fire-magic-fin.md) — Instant
4. [Liquid Fire](/printing/liquid-fire-ody.md) — Sorcery
5. [Farideh's Fireball](/printing/faridehs-fireball-afr.md) — Instant
6. [Flames of the Firebrand](/printing/flames-of-the-firebrand-j22.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2011 (M11) #138
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 135 across all historical editions

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