Kaboom!
Onslaught 214 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 214
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Glen Angus
- Market price
- $0.50
What it does
Choose any number of target players or planeswalkers. For each of them, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card, Kaboom! deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that player or planeswalker, then you put the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering, Kaboom! serves as a quintessential example of the 'red chaos' design philosophy. The card reflects the high-variance, high-impact gameplay that characterized the block, where success often hinged on luck and the randomized cost of spells. It was designed to provide a dramatic, potentially game-ending effect that leaned into the unpredictable nature of red-aligned damage spells.
The artwork was commissioned from the late Glen Angus, a prolific illustrator who provided a visceral, cartoon-inspired aesthetic that defined much of the visual identity of Magic in the early 2000s. His depiction of a chaotic explosion encapsulates the volatile spirit of the card's mechanics. While the card is often cited by casual players for its memorable name and distinct art style, it remains a niche artifact of the set, appreciated primarily by collectors who value the eccentric and experimental designs of the Onslaught era.
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About Kaboom!
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