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Pyrokinesis

{4}{R}{R}

Instant

ATHAnthologies#47uncommon
Banned in Historic
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Ron Spencer
Found in
Anthologies
Printings12EDHREC rank#5,364
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeFree Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+10.2%
$3.78
$2.00 low-$1.50 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.44· across 12 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Jun 8, 2016
  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.

  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.

  • WotCJun 8, 2016

    You divide the damage as you cast Pyrokinesis, not as it resolves. If any of the targets become illegal, damage is dealt to the other targets as originally assigned. If all targets are illegal, Pyrokinesis doesn’t resolve.