Engineered Explosives
5DNFifth Dawn/#118/2004Rare
MV 0
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$10.99
Cardmarket€4.92
ManaPool$5.49
TCGplayer$9.25
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$5.50
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$1.64 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $10.99High $16.99Low $9.99▼ 35.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$9.25TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 1.4%30d▲ 0.0%90d▼ 0.5%
90d high
$9.35
90d low
$9.10
Paper printings priced
9
Currently 7th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.98
Star Trek
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- This printing is the 7th cheapest paper printing currently priced (9 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 791% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.
Keywords
Sunburst
Card capabilities
ArtifactSacrifice outlet
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (4)
wotc7 Aug 2020
Tokens that aren't a copy of something else don't have a mana cost. Anything without a mana cost normally has a mana value of 0.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Colorless mana won't give Engineered Explosives another charge counter. Colorless is not a color.
wotc7 Aug 2020
You can choose any value for X as you cast Engineered Explosives. The value chosen for X doesn't directly affect the number of charge counters Engineered Explosives enters the battlefield with, but it does let you pay more mana and thus spend more colors of mana to cast it.
wotc7 Aug 2020
If a permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
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Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Artifact, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
About this card
Engineered Explosives
Engineered Explosives is an Artifact, with mana cost {X} (mana value 0). Printed 9 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $9.25 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Engineered Explosives FAQ
How much is Engineered Explosives worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Engineered Explosives is $9.25. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $9.10 to $9.35.
What is the cheapest printing of Engineered Explosives?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Star Trek at $0.98 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Engineered Explosives?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Kaladesh Inventions at $107.59 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Engineered Explosives are there?
Engineered Explosives has been printed 9 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Engineered Explosives first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 5DN #118, released 2004-06-04.
What is the newest printing of Engineered Explosives?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TRK #480, released 2026-11-13.
Is there a foil version of Engineered Explosives?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $82.44 versus $9.25 for nonfoil, which is 791% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Engineered Explosives legal in Commander?
Yes, Engineered Explosives is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.