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◇ Catalog #218

Engineered Explosives

mb2·#218·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ron Spears

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$4.74+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.87 · low $3.53

NM$3.74

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.46–$3.95modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.89low $2.14range 175.2%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,728 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$15

Nonfoil$3.74

Gameplay

Artifact

Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2020-08-07wotc

If a permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

2020-08-07wotc

Colorless mana won't give Engineered Explosives another charge counter. Colorless is not a color.

2020-08-07wotc

You can choose any value for X as you cast Engineered Explosives. The value chosen for X doesn't directly affect the number of charge counters Engineered Explosives enters the battlefield with, but it does let you pay more mana and thus spend more colors of mana to cast it.

2020-08-07

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.74. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.14 and $5.89 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MB2 — 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.

Card #218 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X} (0 converted). Keyword abilities: Sunburst.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,728 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ron Spears. Rarix catalogs 438 other cards credited to this artist.