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Blast of Genius
UncommonColour IDMV 6
Sorcery
Choose any target. Draw three cards, then discard a card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.
Card capabilities
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Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2018-12-07Newest 2022-04-19Cheapest priced $0.06 in UMA
Rulings (2)
wotc7 Dec 2018
If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
wotc7 Dec 2018
If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw or discard any cards.
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