wotc
If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #147
Pyrokinesis
DIGITAL ONLY
me2·#147·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Ron Spencer
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '08
17 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #5,452 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
"Anybody want some . . . toast?"
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
wotc
You divide the damage as you cast Pyrokinesis, not as it resolves. If any of the targets become illegal, damage is dealt to the other targets as originally assigned. If all targets are illegal, Pyrokinesis doesn’t resolve.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME2 — 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 *Masters Edition II* (released September 2008).
Card #147 in Masters Edition II.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {4}{R}{R} (6 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,452 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ron Spencer. Rarix tracks 790 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. Ron Spencer
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