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Geistblast

{2}{R}

Instant

SOIShadows over Innistrad#160uncommon
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1778
Illustrator
Raymond Swanland
Found in
Eldritch Moon Intro Pack Dangerous Knowledge · Shadows over Innistrad MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Geistblast deals 2 damage to any target. {2}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Plays as: Burn · Planeswalker Removal · Spell Copy

Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+12.5%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil-9.1%
$0.20
$0.15 low$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 2 printings

Rulings

7 · latest Apr 8, 2016 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    Geistblast's ability can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If an alternative cost was paid for the spell, such as its madness cost or surge cost, the same alternative cost is considered to have been paid for the copy.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Avacyn's Judgment's madness cost has), the copy will have the same value of X.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If the spell has damage divided as it was cast (also like Avacyn's Judgment), the division can't be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can).

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    When Geistblast's ability resolves, it creates a copy of the instant or sorcery spell. The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, before the original spell resolves but after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.