Pyrrhic Blast
The Brothers' War 148 • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Raf Kayupov
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Pyrrhic Blast deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target. Draw a card.
Only the quartermaster wept for their loss.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pyrrhic Blast was released in the 2022 expansion set The Brothers' War, a thematic return to one of the most foundational conflicts in Magic: The Gathering lore. The set explores the apocalyptic war between the artificer brothers Urza and Mishra, characterized by massive mechanical constructs and destructive magical artifacts. This card captures the flavor of the brothers' unrelenting warfare, where victory often comes at a catastrophic cost to both sides.
The card was illustrated by Johannes Voss, a long-standing contributor to the game whose style frequently leans into evocative, atmospheric fantasy imagery. In this piece, Voss focuses on the raw, chaotic energy of the conflict, emphasizing the volatile nature of the blast. The design serves a mechanical purpose within the game, reinforcing the 'red' color identity of high-risk, high-reward aggression that has been a staple of the color since the game's inception.
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