

Printings
Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion
Card Information
Type (Front): Legendary Enchantment
Type (Back): Legendary Land
Mana Cost (Front): 3
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Ixalan (XLN)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 173
Oracle Text
Vance's Blasting Cannons
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast that card this turn. Whenever you cast your third spell in a turn, you may transform Vance's Blasting Cannons.
Spitfire Bastion
(Transforms from Vance's Blasting Cannons.) {T}: Add {R}. {2}{R}, {T}: Spitfire Bastion deals 3 damage to any target.
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Card Rulings
- September 29, 2017
The second ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons counts all the spells you've cast, including Vance's Blasting Cannons itself if you cast it this turn. The ability won't trigger unless Vance's Blasting Cannons is on the battlefield as you cast your third spell of the turn.
Source: wotc - September 29, 2017
If you don't cast the exiled card, it remains in exile.
Source: wotc - September 29, 2017
The card exiled by the first ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons is exiled face up.
Source: wotc - September 29, 2017
The second ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
Source: wotc - September 29, 2017
Casting the exiled card follows the normal rules for casting that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if you exile a creature card this way, you must wait until your main phase to cast it.
Source: wotc
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