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◇ Catalog #pm78

Pyrokinesis

wc97·#pm78·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Ron Spencer

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Aug 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$7.99+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $7.23 · low $6.59

NM$6.99

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$6.46–$7.38modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.99low $4.07range 71.7%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,458 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$6.99

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

2016-06-08wotc

If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.

2016-06-08wotc

Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.

2016-06-08wotc

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

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.99. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.07 and $6.99 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC97 — 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 #pm78 of *World Championship Decks 1997*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1997 World Championship Decks 1997 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{R}{R} (6 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,458 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ron Spencer. Rarix catalogs 790 other cards credited to this artist.