Fireball
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This printing
SetPRM
Collector #31485
Released2013-01-11
Rarityuncommon
ArtistMark Tedin
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesFull art · Promo · Reprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Fireball

UncommonColour IDMV 1
Sorcery
This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
40 other English printingsEarliest 1993-12-01Newest 2026-09-02Cheapest priced $0.13 in IMA
Fireball
slz· #299
2026-09-02—
Fireball
slz· #57
2026-09-02—
Fireball
slz· #178
2026-09-02—
Fireball
30a· #442
2022-11-28$32.99
Fireball
30a· #145
2022-11-28$1.17
Fireball
clb· #397
2022-06-10$0.23
Fireball
clb· #175
2022-06-10$0.28
Fireball
plst· #DD2-56
2021-07-23$0.15
Fireball
plst· #IMA-128
2019-11-07$0.14
Fireball
ima· #128
2017-11-17$0.13
Fireball
prm· #36321
2017-06-17—
Fireball
jvc· #56
2014-12-05$0.26
Fireball
c13· #106
2013-11-01$0.35
Fireball
m12· #131
2011-07-15$0.23
Fireball
me4· #115
2011-01-10—
Fireball
pd2· #27
2010-11-19$0.25
Fireball
m11· #138
2010-07-16$0.19
Fireball
arc· #37
2010-06-18$0.45
Fireball
m10· #136
2009-07-17$0.15
Fireball
dd2· #56
2008-11-07$0.20
Fireball
p05· #3
2005-01-01$8.36
Fireball
wc04· #mb60
2004-09-01$1.04
Fireball
dst· #60
2004-02-06$0.27
Fireball
btd· #37
2000-10-01$3.71
Fireball
olep· #83
1999-05-30—
Fireball
ath· #29
1998-11-01$0.51
Fireball
5ed· #227
1997-03-24$0.23
Fireball
itp· #32
1996-12-31$0.13
Fireball
parl· #7
1996-08-02$8.07
Fireball
rqs· #31
1996-07-01—
Fireball
ptc· #gb192
1996-05-01$0.50
Fireball
ptc· #mj192
1996-05-01$0.39
Fireball
ptc· #et192
1996-05-01$1.09
Fireball
pmei· #1995-1
1995-07-01$1.16
Fireball
4ed· #192
1995-04-01$0.28
Fireball
sum· #150
1994-06-21$1.00
Fireball
3ed· #150
1994-04-11$0.59
Fireball
cei· #150
1993-12-10$13.99
Fireball
ced· #150
1993-12-10$8.47
Fireball
2ed· #150
1993-12-01$3.24
Rulings (4)
wotc17 Nov 2017
For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7}{R} (even though its mana cost is just {5}{R} and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them.
wotc17 Nov 2017
Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
wotc17 Nov 2017
You can target more than X creatures. However, if the number of legal targets at the time Fireball resolves is greater than X, none of them will be dealt any damage.
wotc17 Nov 2017
You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.