wotc
Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
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◇ Catalog #32
Fireball
itp·#32·common·nonfoil
Illus. Mark Tedin
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Dec 1996
29 yr ago
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,321 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7}{R} (even though its mana cost is just {5}{R} and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them.
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You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.
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