Detonate
Rivals Quick Start Set 29 • uncommon
- Set
- Rivals Quick Start Set
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Randy Asplund-Faith
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
The Detonate card originated in the 1996 Rivals Quick Start Set, a specialized introductory product released by Wizards of the Coast for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to lower the barrier to entry for new players, providing a curated, balanced experience that introduced the mechanics of sorceries and artifacts in a controlled environment. Its release reflected the company's early strategy of using standalone starter kits to bolster the game's rapidly growing player base.
The card was illustrated by Randy Asplund-Faith, an artist known for his contributions to the early Magic: The Gathering sets. In designing the card, Asplund-Faith leaned into the brutal, chaotic aesthetic of red-aligned mana magic, emphasizing the destructive force of the spell through a visually kinetic and intense composition. Upon its release, Detonate was generally well-received by the player community as an effective, low-cost utility card for disrupting an opponent's artifact-heavy strategies.
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