wotc
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #187
Solar Blast
DIGITAL ONLY
vma·#187·common·nonfoil
Illus. Greg Staples
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun '14
12 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #23,408 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Solar Blast deals 3 damage to any target.
Cycling {1}{R}{R} ({1}{R}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve and you'll draw a card.
wotc
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — 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 *Vintage Masters* (released June 2014).
Card #187 in Vintage Masters.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {3}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Cycling.
Legal in Duel, Penny, Predh, Legacy, Pauper, and Vintage.
EDHrec ranks this card #23,408 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Staples.
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