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◇ Catalog #46

Winter Blast

rqs·#46·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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Jul 1996

30 yr ago

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,753 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Sorcery

Tap X target creatures. Winter Blast deals 2 damage to each of those creatures with flying.

"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!" —William Shakespeare, *King Lear*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2007-09-16wotc

Winter Blast can target tapped creatures. If they have flying, the second part of the effect will still affect them.

2007-09-16wotc

Checks if the creatures are Flying on resolution and not on announcement. It’s not a targeting restriction.

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

Card type: Sorcery, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {X}{G} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,753 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.