Fireball

Sorcery

Illustrated by Dave Dorman

F

EDHREC Rank #4,465

This spell costs 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.

Rulings (4)

You 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.

Nov 17, 2017

You 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.

Nov 17, 2017

For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of 7 generic mana red mana (even though its mana cost is just 5 generic mana red mana 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.

Nov 17, 2017