Galvanic Discharge
Modern Horizons 3 122 • common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Choose target creature or planeswalker. You get E symbol E symbol E symbol (three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of E symbol. Galvanic Discharge deals that much damage to that permanent.
"Remember, if you find a rock making crackly noises, just put it back. Carefully."— Bo, Great Desert prospector
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Galvanic Discharge was introduced in the Modern Horizons 3 set, released by Wizards of the Coast in June 2024. As part of a direct-to-Modern product line, the card was designed to support energy-based archetypes, a mechanic that originally debuted in the Kaladesh block. The card functions as a flexible removal spell, allowing players to pay energy counters to scale its damage output based on the current board state.
The card features artwork by artist Campbell White, who leaned into a high-energy, kinetic aesthetic to convey the discharge of magical electricity. Within the competitive community, the card is recognized for its high efficiency and versatility, quickly becoming a staple in various deck lists that utilize the energy mechanic, reflecting the set's intent to revitalize older, underutilized strategic themes for modern play.
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