Solar Blast
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Vintage MastersVMA · #187
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Solar Blast deals 3 damage to any target. Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Greg Staples
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-06-16
Rulings
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve and you'll draw a card.
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.
