Geistblast

Printings

  • Shadows over Innistrad (SOI)#160
  • The List (PLST)#SOI-160

Geistblast

Card Information

Type: Instant

Mana Cost: 2Red mana

CMC: 3

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for RMana symbol for U

Set: Shadows over Innistrad (SOI)

Rarity: Uncommon

Collector Number: 160

Oracle Text

Geistblast deals 2 damage to any target. {2}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. April 8, 2016

    If the spell has damage divided as it was cast (also like Avacyn's Judgment), the division can't be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can).

    Source: wotc
  2. April 8, 2016

    Geistblast's ability can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.

    Source: wotc
  3. April 8, 2016

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

    Source: wotc
  4. April 8, 2016

    If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

    Source: wotc
  5. April 8, 2016

    When Geistblast's ability resolves, it creates a copy of the instant or sorcery spell. The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, before the original spell resolves but after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.

    Source: wotc
  6. April 8, 2016

    If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Avacyn's Judgment's madness cost has), the copy will have the same value of X.

    Source: wotc
  7. April 8, 2016

    If an alternative cost was paid for the spell, such as its madness cost or surge cost, the same alternative cost is considered to have been paid for the copy.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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