Bituminous Blast
Archenemy 81 • uncommon
- Set
- Archenemy
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bituminous Blast was introduced in 2010 as part of the Archenemy release for Magic: The Gathering. This set introduced a casual, multiplayer format designed to pit one powerful player against a team, and the card was specifically crafted to support the chaotic, high-impact nature of those encounters. Its mechanics, which utilize the cascade keyword, were intended to create sudden, unpredictable board states that fit the 'boss battle' theme of the product.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dave Allsop, who contributed significantly to the dark, industrial aesthetic of the Alara block and its associated expansions. Allsop focused on the visceral, hazardous quality of the spell, depicting a surge of volcanic energy to match the card's function as a removal tool that simultaneously deploys a new threat. Upon release, it was well-regarded by players for its efficiency and the excitement inherent in the random nature of the cascade effect.
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