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◇ Catalog #218

Detonate

5ed·#218·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Randy Asplund-Faith

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.31 · low $0.28

NM$0.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.28–$0.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.23range 30.4%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #22,461 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.30

Gameplay

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact with mana value X. It can't be regenerated. Detonate deals X damage to that artifact's controller.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

If the artifact becomes an illegal target before resolution, then no damage is done.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.23 and $0.30 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — 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 #218 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {X}{R} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #22,461 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Randy Asplund-Faith. Rarix catalogs 87 other cards credited to this artist.