Red Elemental Blast
Limited Edition Alpha 169 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $179.83
What it does
Choose one —
• Counter target blue spell.
• Destroy target blue permanent.
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
Red Elemental Blast was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Richard Garfield, the card was created to provide red decks with a targeted, specialized countermeasure against blue-aligned spells and permanents, reflecting the game's color-coded philosophy of elemental rivalries.
The artwork was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most prominent early contributors to the game’s visual identity. His depiction of a chaotic, fiery burst captured the high-fantasy aesthetic of early Magic, and the card quickly became a staple in competitive play for its efficiency, remaining a hallmark of the game's foundational design era.
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