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◇ Catalog #31

Fireball

rqs·#31·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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Jul 1996

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,342 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

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

2017-11-17wotc

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.

2017-11-17wotc

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.

2017-11-17wotc

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from RQS — 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.

Card #31 of *Rivals Quick Start Set*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1996 Rivals Quick Start Set release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {X}{R} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,342 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.