Detonate
The List MRD-88 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MRD-88
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Destroy target artifact with mana value X. It can't be regenerated. Detonate deals X damage to that artifact's controller.
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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 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Antiquities in 1994, a set centered heavily on the lore of the brothers Urza and Mishra and their catastrophic war. The card was designed as a thematic representation of the destruction caused by the artifacts that defined the set's narrative, serving as a specific response to the powerful artifacts that dominated the early competitive landscape.
The artwork was provided by renowned fantasy illustrator Dave Dorman, known for his distinctively cinematic and painterly style often associated with Star Wars properties. Dorman's illustration for Detonate captured the chaotic, explosive nature of the spell, moving away from the more diagrammatic style of some early Magic art to offer a visceral, dramatic interpretation of magical destruction that resonated with players of the era.
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