---
name: "Pyroblast"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "WC97"
set_name: "World Championship Decks 1997"
collector_number: "pm262sb"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kaja Foglio"
oracle_id: "ecc435e2-deb1-420a-a79f-01dd08747314"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pyroblast-wc97"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pyroblast
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

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

> *"Just the thing for those pesky water mages."
—Jaya Ballard, task mage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Red Elemental Blast](/printing/red-elemental-blast-30a.md) — Instant
2. [Burnout](/printing/burnout-all.md) — Instant
3. [Blue Elemental Blast](/printing/blue-elemental-blast-3ed.md) — Instant
4. [Hydroblast](/printing/hydroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
5. [Fry](/printing/fry-m20.md) — Instant
6. [Suffocating Blast](/printing/suffocating-blast-apc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #pm262sb
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kaja Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 37 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`