Name
Blast of Genius
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Ultimate Masters
Rarity
Uncommon
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.
Flavor Text
Ral Zarek's brainstorms bring actual thunder and lightning.
Number
#197
Other Prints
Dragon's Maze
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Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(07/12/2018)
If a discarded card has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
(07/12/2018)
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.
Artist
Terese Nielsen
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