---
name: "Sparkmage's Gambit"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "c8df3d1f-130e-4391-9bec-3f2d345a13fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sparkmages-gambit-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sparkmage's Gambit
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Sparkmage's Gambit deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures. Those creatures can't block this turn.

> *„Von einem Blitz gestreift kann jeder lernen, wie man tanzt." —Tobin, Funkenmagier*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ember Gale](/printing/ember-gale-shm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Wrap in Flames](/printing/wrap-in-flames-mm2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shower of Sparks](/printing/shower-of-sparks-brb.md) — Instant
4. [Hazardous Blast](/printing/hazardous-blast-one.md) — Sorcery
5. [Firefright Mage](/printing/firefright-mage-plc.md) — Creature — Goblin Spellshaper
6. [Spark Mage](/printing/spark-mage-ody.md) — Creature — Dwarf Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #117
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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