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Bomb Squad

Magic: The GatheringOdyssey#179

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OdysseyODY · #179

Card type: Creature — Dwarf
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.96 € · ★ 6.05 € · 1.40 $ · ★ 8.99 $
Mana value: 4
Power: 1
Toughness: 1
Colour: Red

Card text

: Put a fuse counter on target creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a fuse counter on each creature with a fuse counter on it. Whenever a creature has four or more fuse counters on it, remove all fuse counters from it and destroy it. That creature deals 4 damage to its controller.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
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 Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
Card language: English
Release date: 2001-10-01

Rulings

2004-10-04

If the creature regenerates, the fuse counters are still removed and the four damage is still dealt.

2004-10-04

If there are two Bomb Squads on the battlefield when a creature ends up with 4 or more fuse counters, both Bomb Squad abilities will trigger causing 4 damage each even though the first to resolve will destroy the creature.