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Hydroblast

Magic: The GatheringEternal Masters#55

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Mana cost

Eternal MastersEMA · #55

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 6.72 € · ★ 22.38 € · 5.71 $ · ★ 23.12 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

Choose one — • Counter target spell if it's red. • Destroy target permanent if it's red.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
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: Lake Hurwitz
Card language: English
Release date: 2016-06-10

Flavour text

Fire can be savage, but it is fickle. Water is always true, its flow steady and world-shaping.

Rulings

2004-10-04

The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.

2016-06-08

Hydroblast can target any spell or permanent, not just a red one. It checks the color of the target only on resolution.