Hydroblast
Ice Age 72 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 72
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio
- Market price
- $5.11
What it does
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.
"Heed the lessons of our time: the forms of water may move the land itself and hold captive the fires within."— Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran Royal Mage
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 released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set introduced a thematic shift toward a cold, post-apocalyptic world and provided players with a variety of reactive spells designed to interact with the game's core color pie mechanics. The card functions as a classic hoser, specifically intended to counter red spells or permanents, reflecting the strategic emphasis on color-based conflict that defined early iterations of the game.
The artwork for Hydroblast was created by illustrator Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic artists in the early history of the game. Rush sought to capture the visceral elemental opposition between water and fire, using his signature style to convey the rapid displacement of heat by a torrent of ice. While the card's mechanical utility made it a staple in sideboard strategies for many years, the artistic rendering remains a notable example of the aesthetic language established during the formative years of Magic: The Gathering.
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