Fireball (Magic 2011) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Fireball

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Community Rating: 4.232 / 5 (69 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Fireball

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of target creatures and/or players.

Fireball costs

more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Expansion:

Magic 2011

Rarity:

Uncommon

All Sets:

Card Number:

138

Artist:

Dave Dorman

Language:

English

Rulings

11/17/2017	For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of (even though its mana cost is just and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them.
11/17/2017	You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.
11/17/2017	Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
11/17/2017	You can target more than X creatures. However, if the number of legal targets at the time Fireball resolves is greater than X, none of them will be dealt any damage.