---
name: "Red Elemental Blast"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "2ED"
set_name: "Unlimited Edition"
collector_number: "170"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "bb329a5c-b9f9-4973-a53f-090024146325"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/red-elemental-blast-2ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target blue spell.
• Destroy target blue permanent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blue Elemental Blast](/printing/blue-elemental-blast-3ed.md) — Instant
2. [Pyroblast](/printing/pyroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
3. [Hydroblast](/printing/hydroblast-wc97.md) — Instant
4. [Burnout](/printing/burnout-all.md) — Instant
5. [Guttural Response](/printing/guttural-response-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Rending Volley](/printing/rending-volley-tle.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unlimited Edition (2ED) #170
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 33 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`