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Pyrokinesis
UncommonColour IDMV 6
Instant
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
11 other English printingsEarliest 1996-06-10Newest 2026-09-02Cheapest priced $1.55 in PLST
Rulings (3)
wotc8 Jun 2016
Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
wotc8 Jun 2016
You divide the damage as you cast Pyrokinesis, not as it resolves. If any of the targets become illegal, damage is dealt to the other targets as originally assigned. If all targets are illegal, Pyrokinesis doesn’t resolve.
wotc8 Jun 2016
If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.
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