---
name: "Pyrrhic Blast"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raf Kayupov"
oracle_id: "98ec58aa-8776-4a19-bff8-e288a9bd6bac"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pyrrhic-blast-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pyrrhic Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Pyrrhic Blast deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target. Draw a card.

> *Le quartier-maître fut le seul à pleurer sur leur sort.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soulblast](/printing/soulblast-10e.md) — Instant
2. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant
3. [Fiery Conclusion](/printing/fiery-conclusion-ori.md) — Instant
4. [Collateral Damage](/printing/collateral-damage-jmp.md) — Instant
5. [Fling](/printing/fling-m11.md) — Instant
6. [Final Strike](/printing/final-strike-por.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #148
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raf Kayupov
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`