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◇ Catalog #2

Blue Elemental Blast

ss1·#2·rare·foil

Illus. Slawomir Maniak

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '18

8 yr ago

Value

$9.03+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.35 · low $8.51

NM$9.03

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.34–$9.53modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.03low $7.25range 24.6%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,787 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$9.03

Nonfoil$1.43

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Counter target red spell. • Destroy target red permanent.

"Contrary to popular wisdom, I find it's best to fight fire with its opposite."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.03. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $7.25 and $9.03 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SS1 — 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 #2 of *Signature Spellbook: Jace*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2018 Signature Spellbook: Jace release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,787 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.