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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #149
Fireball
lea·#149·common·nonfoil
Illus. Mark Tedin
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Aug 1993
33 yr ago
Value
$144.00+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $144 · low $144
Volatility · stable
USD$144.00EUR€87.86
NM$144
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,323 · 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.
Context
Last observed at $144.00, stable around $144.00 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $102.22 and $144.00 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $144.00.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — 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 *Limited Edition Alpha* (released August 1993).
Card #149 in Limited Edition Alpha.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {X}{R} (1 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,323 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix tracks 1,052 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. Mark Tedin
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