Blindblast
Instant
Blindblast deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #16847
Blindblast deals 1 damage to any target and makes a creature unable to block this turn — two effects stapled onto a single red instant for two mana. It's a combat trick and a pinger in one, but the payoff is too small for most decks unless you're specifically rewarding noncombat damage or building around spells-matter triggers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blindblast earns a slot only in decks that care about triggering damage-based abilities repeatedly — think Satoru, the Infiltrator or Vial Smasher the Fierce, where even 1 damage off an instant generates a trigger. In Pauper, the combination of reach and evasion-granting on one card at common makes it a fringe inclusion in aggressive red lists that need to push through a stalled board. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — the effect is simply too marginal; two mana for 1 damage and pseudo-unblockable on one creature doesn't clear the bar when better options exist at the same cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Blindblast is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as an afterthought in a collection lot. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply from draft chaff is essentially unlimited.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.