MTGO
20.94 tix
Pyroblast
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's blue.
• Destroy target permanent if it's blue.
"Just the thing for those pesky water mages." —Jaya Ballard, task mage
- Set
- Masters Edition (ME1 #107)
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana value
- 1
- Released
- 2007-09-10
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio
- EDHREC rank
- #468
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.38
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.
- 2016-06-08
Pyroblast can target any spell or permanent, not just a blue one. It checks the color of the target only on resolution.