Sonic Burst
BTDBeatdown Box Set/#46/2000CommonReprint
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
ManaPool$0.19
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.37
TCGplayer$0.28
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.39Low $0.35▼ 10.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.28TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 7.7%
90d high
$0.28
90d low
$0.26
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.15
Exodus
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.28.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card at random.
Sonic Burst deals 4 damage to any target.
Card capabilities
DiscardInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc4 Oct 2004
You pick the target before you know which card is going to be discarded.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can’t discard more than once to target more than one creature (or player) or to do multiple amounts of damage to a single creature (or player).
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About this card
Sonic Burst
Sonic Burst is an Instant, with mana cost {1}{R} (mana value 2). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.28 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sonic Burst FAQ
How much is Sonic Burst worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sonic Burst is $0.28. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.26 to $0.28.
What is the cheapest printing of Sonic Burst?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Exodus at $0.15 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Sonic Burst?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Beatdown Box Set at $0.28 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Sonic Burst are there?
Sonic Burst has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Sonic Burst first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from EXO #103, released 1998-06-15.
What is the newest printing of Sonic Burst?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from BTD #46, released 2000-10-01.
Is Sonic Burst legal in Commander?
Yes, Sonic Burst is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Sonic Burst legal in Modern?
Sonic Burst is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.