Blast of Genius

Mana Cost

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

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

Flavor Text

Ral Zarek's brainstorms bring actual thunder and lightning.

Artist

Terese Nielsen

Set

UMA - Ultimate Masters

Number

197

printings (0)

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(12/7/2018)

If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't draw or discard any cards.

(12/7/2018)

If a discarded card has

in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.