Electrolyze
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Iconic MastersIMA · #198
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.10 € · ★ 0.61 € · 0.30 $ · ★ 0.34 $
- 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
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-11-17
Flavour text
The Izzet learn something from every lesson they teach.
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.
