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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #63
Blue Elemental Blast
4bb·#63·common·nonfoil·ES
Illus. Richard Thomas
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wishlisted
Apr 1995
31 yr ago
Value
$10.00+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $10 · low $9.43
NM$10.0
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$9.24–$11modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $10low $7.43range 34.6%n 43
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,787 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target red spell.
• Destroy target red permanent.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $10.00. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $7.43 and $10.00 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4BB — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #63 of *Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,787 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Richard Thomas. Rarix catalogs 272 other cards credited to this artist.
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