MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 6 printings

Blast of Genius

Sorcery

printings

#16434

EDHREC rank

#11425

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$0.3490d high · 6 printings

90-dayhigh $0.34low $0.03range 1033.3%n 196

Gameplay

Sorcery

Choose any target. Draw three cards, then discard a card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneerlegal

vintagelegal

historicnot legal

standardnot legal

Timelessnot legal

commanderlegal

Gladiatornot legal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 6 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $0.34 across 196 observations.

Rarix catalogs 6 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: red/blue. Mana cost: {4}{U}{R} (6 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card concept #16,434 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Svetlin Velinov.