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If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #255
Bituminous Blast
m3c·#255·uncommon·foil
Illus. Raymond Swanland
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in vault
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wishlisted
Jun '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.07+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $0.07 · low $0.07
TIX0.04 tixEUR€0.06
NM$0.07
LP—
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #7,260 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 9
wotc
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
wotc
The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
Context
Last observed at $0.07. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.07 across 2 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 15 days ago at $0.07.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M3C — 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 *Modern Horizons 3 Commander* (released June 2024).
Card #255 in Modern Horizons 3 Commander.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: black/red. Mana cost: {3}{B}{R} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Cascade.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #7,260 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland. Rarix tracks 886 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. Raymond Swanland
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