Pyrokinesis
The Zeta Set 188 • uncommon
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 188
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pyrokinesis, designated as card number 188 within The Zeta Set, was released during a period when the game's designers were shifting toward more aggressive, elemental-themed mechanics. This expansion was created to introduce high-risk, high-reward tactical play, with the art direction emphasizing raw energy and volatile visual aesthetics to match the set's central theme of societal collapse and resurgence.
The illustration for Pyrokinesis was crafted to depict the manifestation of thermal manipulation, utilizing a stark, high-contrast color palette that became a signature for the set's kinetic ability cards. Upon its release, the card was received as a polarizing but essential addition to competitive deck builds, praised by players for its technical depth and the deliberate challenge it posed to established defensive strategies of the era.
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