Detonate
Fifth Edition 218 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 218
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Randy Asplund-Faith
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Destroy target artifact with mana value X. It can't be regenerated. Detonate deals X damage to that artifact's controller.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Detonate first appeared in the Antiquities expansion in 1994, centered on the thematic conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra. It was reprinted in the Fifth Edition base set in 1997, which served as a comprehensive gathering of cards from the game's formative years. The card functions as a targeted removal spell, specifically designed to destroy artifacts and deal damage to their controller, echoing the industrial warfare motifs prevalent in early Magic: The Gathering lore.
The artwork for this version was provided by Randy Asplund-Faith, whose style contributed significantly to the dark, high-fantasy aesthetic of the 1990s sets. His depiction captures the kinetic energy and destructive nature of the spell, fitting the card's function as a volatile magical blast. Upon its release in Fifth Edition, the card was received as a standard utility piece for red decks, prized for its specific utility against artifact-heavy strategies which were common in the meta at that time.
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