---
name: "Word of Blasting"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "224"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ken Meyer, Jr."
oracle_id: "8b391f24-992f-4cc0-ac4d-31456983fc03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/word-of-blasting-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Word of Blasting
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target Wall. It can't be regenerated. Word of Blasting deals damage equal to that Wall's mana value to the Wall's controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tunnel](/printing/tunnel-3ed.md) — Instant
2. [Blaster Mage](/printing/blaster-mage-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
3. [Glyph of Destruction](/printing/glyph-of-destruction-leg.md) — Instant
4. [Dwarven Demolition Team](/printing/dwarven-demolition-team-lea.md) — Creature — Dwarf
5. [Blow Your House Down](/printing/blow-your-house-down-eld.md) — Sorcery
6. [Goblin Digging Team](/printing/goblin-digging-team-ath.md) — Creature — Goblin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #224
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ken Meyer, Jr.
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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