wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #55
Blast of Genius
dgm·#55·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Terese Nielsen
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for trade
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wishlisted
May '13
13 yr ago
Value
$0.11$0 (-15.4%)
30 days high $0.14 · low $0.11
Volatility · high
EUR€0.09USD$0.11TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,400 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
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.
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Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Context
Last observed at $0.11, down from $0.13 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.14 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.11.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DGM — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Dragon's Maze* (released May 2013).
Card #55 in Dragon's Maze.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red/blue. Mana cost: {4}{U}{R} (6 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,400 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Terese Nielsen. Rarix tracks 617 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Terese Nielsen
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