Shower of Sparks
Urza's Saga 217 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Shower of Sparks deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
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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
Shower of Sparks was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked the beginning of the Urza Block, a pivotal storyline that explored the artificer Urza's long war against the Phyrexians. Within the game's mechanics, the card serves as a low-cost red instant, reflecting the chaotic and aggressive nature of the set's elemental magic themes during a time when the game was rapidly expanding its mechanical complexity.
The artwork for Shower of Sparks was created by illustrator Pete Venters, a prolific contributor to the game throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Venters utilized a high-contrast style typical of the era's card frames to emphasize the kinetic energy of the spell. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a limited-format utility tool, providing players with a straightforward method for dealing small amounts of direct damage in a high-powered environment defined by powerful artifacts and complex card interactions.
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