Fireball
XSorcery
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This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
The spell fell upon the crowd like a dragon, ancient and full of death.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.08 | €0.21 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.23 |
| TCGplayer | $0.14 | $0.30 |
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€0.08CardTrader market
160 offers · from €0.11 · avg €0.38 · max €1.24
Played: 1 · Near Mint: 98 · Slightly Played: 53 · Moderately Played: 8
Rulings (4)
Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
11/17/2017For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7} (even though its mana cost is just {5} and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them.
11/17/2017You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.
11/17/2017You can target more than X creatures. However, if the number of legal targets at the time Fireball resolves is greater than X, none of them will be dealt any damage.
11/17/2017Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |