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Boulderfall

Card Name

Boulderfall

Mana Cost

6

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Boulderfall deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.

Flavor Text

"Defeating the Meletians was not so difficult. I needed only to move a mountain." —Eocles, oracle of Purphoros

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Standard

Rulings

(9/15/2013)
You divide the damage as you cast the spell, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
(9/15/2013)
If some but not all of Boulderfall's targets become illegal, you can't change the division of damage. Damage that would have been dealt to illegal targets simply isn't dealt.
(9/15/2013)
If an effect creates a copy of Boulderfall, the division of damage and number of targets can't be changed. The effect that creates the copy may allow you to change targets, however.