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Cards/Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths/Channeled Force

Channeled Force

{2}{U}{R}

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Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths·iko #180·Uncommon·2020·Art by Randy Vargas
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Channeled Force
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Oracle Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X cards.

Target player draws X cards. Channeled Force deals X damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

Few monsters challenged Narset after they sensed her power.

Print Details

Set
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
Number
#180
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Randy Vargas
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.19
USD Foil
$0.38
EUR
€0.14
EUR Foil
€0.26
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

4/17/2020·wotc

If you cast Channeled Force without paying its mana cost, you still choose a value for X and discard that many cards. This is because the spell doesn’t have {X} in its mana cost.

4/17/2020·wotc

If one of Channeled Force’s two targets becomes illegal, the other is still affected as appropriate.

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