Blast of Genius
Sorcery
Choose any target. Draw three cards, then discard a card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.
"Knowledge is the greatest virtue—with the courage to apply it." —Rowan and Will Kenrith
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy
This printing
Prices
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (2)
If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw or discard any cards.
If a discarded card has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
