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Fireball

{X}{R}

Sorcery

PLSTThe List#IMA-128uncommon

The spell fell upon the crowd like a dragon, ancient and full of death.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Dave Dorman
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Plays as:
Mana SinkDamage WinX Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 42 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.14-6.7%30D
30D range$0.14to$0.15Since Feb 2024:H $0.17L $0.07

Other printings

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Found in

3 productsRounded odds
  • Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition)

    Booster Pack · $25.53

    Nonfoil under 1%
  • Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Retail Edition)

    Booster Pack · $28.05

    Nonfoil under 1%
  • Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition - 2021)

    Booster Pack · $17.94

    Nonfoil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

4 · latest Nov 17, 2017
  • WotCNov 17, 2017

    Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.

  • WotCNov 17, 2017

    For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7}{R} (even though its mana cost is just {5}{R} and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them.

  • WotCNov 17, 2017

    You can target more than X creatures. However, if the number of legal targets at the time Fireball resolves is greater than X, none of them will be dealt any damage.

  • WotCNov 17, 2017

    You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.