Spell Blast
Instant
TMPTempest#89common
Call it the thinking mage's version of brute force.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 10
- Illustrator
- Steve Luke
- Found in
- Stronghold Theme Deck The Sparkler · Tempest Theme Deck The Slivers · 3 more
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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell with mana value X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is 
, X is 5.)
, X is 5.)Plays as: Counterspell · X Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 8h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.21
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Finish
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.21as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.21L $0.09since Feb 2024$0.02
$0.01
$0.01+50% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 18 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 1, 2013
Alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, and cost reductions don't affect a spell's mana value.
- WotCJul 1, 2013
If the target spell has
in its mana cost, include the value chosen for that X when determining the value of the in Spell Blast's mana cost. For example, if you wish to counter Volcanic Geyser (a spell with mana cost 
) whose X is 7, you'll need to choose 9 for Spell Blast's X and pay 
.