Bituminous Blast
Planechase 2012 83 • uncommon
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.28
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 originally released in the Alara Reborn expansion in 2009 and gained renewed prominence when it was reprinted in the Planechase 2012 set as part of the Chaos Reigns deck. The card is mechanically significant for featuring the cascade keyword, a high-variance mechanic that allows players to reveal cards from the top of their library until they hit one with a lower mana cost, which they may then cast for free. This design was intended to create exciting, unpredictable board states by rewarding players with additional value beyond the initial spell effect.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Dave Kendall, whose dark, visceral style fits the 'Grixis' aesthetic of the Alara block, which emphasizes themes of death and entropy. Upon its introduction, the card was widely received as a powerful tool in competitive formats like Modern and Commander, where the ability to generate a 'two-for-one' exchange—removing an opponent's creature while deploying a new permanent—proved highly efficient for midrange and control strategies.
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