Bituminous Blast
Planechase Anthology 83 • uncommon
- Set
- Planechase Anthology
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.25
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 originated in the Alara block, specifically the 2009 set Alara Reborn, which was designed to showcase the confluence of the game's five colors. The card was created as a high-variance spell that capitalized on the cascade mechanic, allowing players to cast a spell of lower mana value for free. Its design sought to capture the chaotic, destructive essence of the Grixis and Jund shards, themes centered on death, entropy, and raw power.
The artwork for the card was produced by Daarken, a frequent contributor to the franchise. The illustration emphasizes the visceral, corrosive nature of the spell, depicting a surge of dark, oily energy typical of the Jund environment. Upon its release, it became a staple in casual and competitive formats due to the card advantage inherent in its cascade trigger, eventually leading to its inclusion in the 2016 Planechase Anthology, which compiled various thematic decks and cards into a single boxed product.
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