Expansion // Explosion
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SetTDC
Collector #287
Released2025-04-11
Rarityrare
ArtistDeruchenko Alexander
LanguageEN
Layoutsplit
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Expansion // Explosion

RareColour IDMV 6
Split — cast either half
Expansion
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell with mana value 4 or less. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Explosion
Instant
Explosion deals X damage to any target. Target player draws X cards.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
5 other English printingsEarliest 2018-10-05Newest 2024-08-02Cheapest priced $0.21 in PLST
Rulings (18)
wotc12 Jan 2024
If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
wotc12 Jan 2024
If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Banefire does), the copy will have the same value of X.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.
wotc12 Jan 2024
If the spell has damage divided as it was cast, the division can't be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can). The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
wotc12 Jan 2024
If one of Explosion's two targets becomes illegal, the other is affected as appropriate.