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Red Elemental Blast
Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target blue spell.
• Destroy target blue permanent.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Red Elemental Blast is a classic sideboard scalpel for red decks, especially tempo and aggressive strategies that want to keep blue mages off balance without spending much mana. For just {R}, it can either counter a blue spell on the stack or outright destroy a blue permanent, making it a brutally efficient answer to counterspells, card-draw engines, and key blue finishers. In practice, it shines when you are trying to force through a threat or protect a fast clock; trading one mana for a pivotal blue card often swings the entire turn cycle. It also pairs well with burn-heavy builds and prison-style red lists that want cheap interaction while staying proactive. Deckbuilding tip: keep it in the sideboard of mono-red, Izzet hate packages, or any red shell that expects plenty of blue control and combo matchups, and remember it can also remove blue enchantments or artifacts if they are permanents on the board.
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Character Background
Red Elemental Blast is a classic sideboard scalpel for red decks, especially tempo and aggressive strategies that want to keep blue mages off balance without spending much mana. For just {R}, it can either counter a blue spell on the stack or outright destroy a blue permanent, making it a brutally efficient answer to counterspells, card-draw engines, and key blue finishers. In practice, it shines when you are trying to force through a threat or protect a fast clock; trading one mana for a pivotal blue card often swings the entire turn cycle. It also pairs well with burn-heavy builds and prison-style red lists that want cheap interaction while staying proactive. Deckbuilding tip: keep it in the sideboard of mono-red, Izzet hate packages, or any red shell that expects plenty of blue control and combo matchups, and remember it can also remove blue enchantments or artifacts if they are permanents on the board.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 19:10:44 UTC