wotc
If an effect creates a copy of Pyrotechnics, the number of targets and division of damage can’t be changed. The effect that creates the copy may allow you to change the targets, however.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #60
Pyrotechnics
hop·#60·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. John Avon
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '09
17 yr ago
Value
$0.40+$0 (+60.0%)
30 days high $0.40 · low $0.25
Volatility · high
EUR€0.20USD$0.40TIX0.06 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #25,543 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Pyrotechnics deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.
"Who says lightning never strikes twice?"
—Storm shaman
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
You choose how the damage is divided as you cast the spell, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
wotc
If some but not all of Pyrotechnics’s targets become illegal, you can’t change the division of damage. Damage that would have been dealt to illegal targets simply isn’t dealt.
Context
Last observed at $0.40, up from $0.25 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.06 and $0.40 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.40.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HOP — 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.
This card belongs to *Planechase* (released September 2009).
Card #60 in Planechase.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {4}{R} (5 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #25,543 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by John Avon. Rarix tracks 1,840 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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