Hydroblast
Mystery Booster 2 165 • common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Joseph Meehan
- Market price
- $4.62
What it does
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hydroblast was first introduced in the 1996 Ice Age expansion, designed as a foundational reactive tool for blue-aligned decks to counter red spells or destroy red permanents. The card serves as a classic example of color-pie mechanics from early Magic: The Gathering, where strict color-based strengths and weaknesses were explicitly enforced through symmetrical mirror effects.
The Mystery Booster 2 version features artwork by Joseph Meehan, who returned to the card to provide a contemporary aesthetic update. Meehan’s work for the game is noted for its ability to balance traditional fantasy tropes with the distinct stylistic requirements of the modern frame, and this specific reprint was released as part of a curated experience designed to celebrate the history of the game through unique, often nostalgic, card selections.
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