---
name: "Hydroblast"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kaja Foglio"
oracle_id: "b94c0336-2ca8-4bb1-bb1f-e9babd1826ad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hydroblast-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hydroblast
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blue Elemental Blast](/printing/blue-elemental-blast-3ed.md) — Instant
2. [Douse](/printing/douse-usg.md) — Enchantment
3. [Red Elemental Blast](/printing/red-elemental-blast-30a.md) — Instant
4. [Pyroblast](/printing/pyroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
5. [Flashfreeze](/printing/flashfreeze-m10.md) — Instant
6. [Suffocating Blast](/printing/suffocating-blast-apc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #72
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kaja Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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