Electrolyze
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSTA · #60
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.42 € · ★ 1.01 € · 0.40 $ · ★ 0.56 $ · ★ E 0.77 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
Electrolyze deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. Draw a card.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Dominik Mayer
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2021-04-23
Flavour text
"The hydraulic power grip was a failure, but the gauntlets were a shocking success." —Journal of the Prime Izmagnus
Rulings
If Electrolyze targets two creatures and one becomes an illegal target, the remaining target is dealt 1 damage, not 2. You'll still draw a card.
If all chosen targets are illegal as Electrolyze tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt and you won't draw a card.
You divide the damage as you cast Electrolyze, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. In other words, as you cast Electrolyze, you choose whether to have it deal 2 damage to a single target, or deal 1 damage to each of two targets.
