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
Detonate is an uncommon card originating from the Rivals Quick Start Set, released in 1996 for the Spellfire collectible card game. Designed by TSR to introduce new players to the mechanics of the game, the set served as a streamlined entry point that condensed the expansive lore and complex rules of the Spellfire universe into a more manageable format for casual play.
The card’s illustration reflects the dramatic, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the era’s gaming art, intended to visually convey the sudden and destructive nature of its spell effect. As a functional card within the game’s meta, Detonate was valued for its direct impact on play, though like much of the Rivals release, its historical significance is tied more to its role in the game’s broader developmental trajectory than as a standalone artistic artifact.
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