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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 #49
Blue Elemental Blast
fbb·#49·common·nonfoil·FR
Illus. Richard Thomas
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wishlisted
Apr 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$30.99+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $31 · low $28
NM$30.0
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$28–$32modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $30low $4.26range 604.0%n 49
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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 $29.99. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.26 and $29.99 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from FBB — 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 #49 of *Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1994 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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