---
name: "Ill-Timed Explosion"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "416"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Aaron J. Riley"
oracle_id: "6e3b3a3f-e32f-4c72-a9fb-dd1e877876b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ill-timed-explosion-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ill-Timed Explosion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Draw two cards. Then you may discard two cards. When you do, Ill-Timed Explosion deals X damage to each creature, where X is the greatest mana value among cards discarded this way.

> *Les gardiens de l'agence ne se rendirent compte que trop tard que l'appareil n'était pas désactivé ; il attendait juste le bon moment.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Erratic Explosion](/printing/erratic-explosion-pca.md) — Sorcery
2. [Blast of Genius](/printing/blast-of-genius-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Mind Bomb](/printing/mind-bomb-drk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Explosion of Riches](/printing/explosion-of-riches-cmr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Explosive Revelation](/printing/explosive-revelation-roe.md) — Sorcery
6. [Hypothesizzle](/printing/hypothesizzle-otp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #416
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Aaron J. Riley
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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