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◇ Catalog #262

Pyroblast

5ed·#262·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$9.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.52 · low $8.68

NM$9.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.50–$9.71modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $10low $8.91range 16.7%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #453 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$9.20

Gameplay

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

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-06-08wotc

Pyroblast can target any spell or permanent, not just a blue one. It checks the color of the target only on resolution.

2004-10-04wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $8.91 and $10.40 across 56 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 #262 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

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

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #453 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.