---
name: "Spell Blast"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TPR"
set_name: "Tempest Remastered"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steve Luke"
oracle_id: "04477339-7ed5-4770-9e5c-6e481ffcc858"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spell-blast-tpr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spell Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell with mana value X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is {3}{U}{U}, X is 5.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
2. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dsc.md) — Instant
3. [Clash of Wills](/printing/clash-of-wills-ori.md) — Instant
4. [Spell Snare](/printing/spell-snare-ecl.md) — Instant
5. [Disdainful Stroke](/printing/disdainful-stroke-woe.md) — Instant
6. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-2x2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest Remastered (TPR) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steve Luke

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-07-01)* If the target spell has {X} in its mana cost, include the value chosen for that X when determining the value of the {X} in Spell Blast's mana cost. For example, if you wish to counter Volcanic Geyser (a spell with mana cost {X}{R}{R}) whose X is 7, you'll need to choose 9 for Spell Blast's X and pay {9}{U}.
- *(2013-07-01)* Alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, and cost reductions don't affect a spell's mana value.