Fireball
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning 27 • uncommon
- Set
- Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This spell costs 1 generic mana more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fireball is one of the foundational spells in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, appearing in the original Alpha set in 1993. It was designed by Richard Garfield to capture the quintessential flavor of a wizard's offensive magic, becoming an iconic representation of red-aligned damage dealing. The card mechanics, which allow players to distribute damage among multiple targets at a mana cost, have remained a staple of aggressive red deck strategies for decades.
The version included in the 2010 Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning features special foil treatment and distinct art, distinguishing it from the standard card stock of the era. This specific series was curated by Wizards of the Coast to provide players with a cohesive, thematic deck centered on explosive red-mana effects. The art direction for this reprint maintained the aggressive, elemental aesthetic that characterizes the card's history, reflecting the design philosophy of emphasizing high-impact, direct-damage spells within the game's evolving visual identity.
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