Volcanic Salvo (Core Set 2021) - Gatherer

Volcanic Salvo

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Volcanic Salvo

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

This spell costs Variable Colorless

less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.

Volcanic Salvo deals 6 damage to each of up to two target creatures and/or planeswalkers.

Flavor Text:

Seeing it coming a mile away is little comfort if you can't get out of range in time.

Expansion:

Core Set 2021

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

172

Artist:

Torstein Nordstrand

Rulings

6/23/2020	To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Volcanic Salvo). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
6/23/2020	The cost reduction applies only to generic mana in the cost of Volcanic Salvo. It can't reduce the requirement.
6/23/2020	Once you begin to cast Volcanic Salvo, players can't take other actions until you've finished casting it. Notably, they can't try to change the total power of your creatures.
6/23/2020	The total cost to cast Volcanic Salvo is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add , the total cost is . Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.
6/23/2020	If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, the cost remains .
6/23/2020	You can't target the same creature or planeswalker twice with Volcanic Salvo to deal 12 damage to it.