Bottle-Cap Blast
PIPFallout/#55/2024Uncommon
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$3.99
Cardmarket€3.90
ManaPool$1.03
TCGplayer$1.29
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.75
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$10.51 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.99High $7.49Low $3.99▼ 38.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.29TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 7.5%30d▼ 65.5%90d▼ 67.3%
90d high
$5.22
90d low
$1.18
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$1.29
Fallout
- Down 65.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 75% below its 90 day high of $5.22.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 1643% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for .)
Bottle-Cap Blast deals 5 damage to any target. If excess damage was dealt to a permanent this way, create that many tapped Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Keywords
ImproviseTreasure
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (3)
wotc8 Mar 2024
Excess damage has been dealt to a creature if the damage dealt to it is greater than lethal damage. Usually, this means damage greater than its toughness, although damage already marked on the creature is taken into account.
wotc8 Mar 2024
Improvise doesn't change Bottle-Cap Blast's mana cost or mana value, and it can't reduce Bottle-Cap Blast's cost below {R}.
wotc8 Mar 2024
For a planeswalker, excess damage means damage in excess of the planeswalker's loyalty (the number of loyalty counters it has on it). For a battle, excess damage means damage in excess of the battle's defense (the number of defense counters it has on it).
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About this card
Bottle-Cap Blast
Bottle-Cap Blast is an Instant, with mana cost {4}{R} (mana value 5). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.29 (down 65.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Bottle-Cap Blast FAQ
How much is Bottle-Cap Blast worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Bottle-Cap Blast is $1.29. It is down 65.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.18 to $5.22.
What is the cheapest printing of Bottle-Cap Blast?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Fallout at $1.29 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Bottle-Cap Blast?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Fallout at $53.51 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Bottle-Cap Blast are there?
Bottle-Cap Blast has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Bottle-Cap Blast first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PIP #55, released 2024-03-08.
Is there a foil version of Bottle-Cap Blast?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $22.48 versus $1.29 for nonfoil, which is 1643% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Bottle-Cap Blast legal in Commander?
Yes, Bottle-Cap Blast is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Bottle-Cap Blast legal in Modern?
Bottle-Cap Blast is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.