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Blast of Genius

{4}{U}{R}

Sorcery

Dragon's Maze·dgm #55·Uncommon·2013·Art by Terese Nielsen
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Blast of Genius
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Oracle Text

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.

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Set
Dragon's Maze (DGM)
Number
#55
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Terese Nielsen
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.14
USD Foil
$0.35
EUR
€0.16
EUR Foil
€0.30
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

12/7/2018·wotc

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.

12/7/2018·wotc

If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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