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Beacon Bolt

RedBlue

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Beacon Bolt, Guilds of Ravnica printing
Guilds of Ravnica GRN · No. 154 2018-10-05

Card text

{1}{U}{R}
Sorcery
Beacon Bolt deals damage to target creature equal to the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)
Keywords: Jump, Jump-start
EDHREC rank #12494 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If any exiled cards you own are face down, they have no characteristics. If they're normally instants or sorceries, they won't be counted.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

If a card with jump-start is put into your graveyard during your turn, you'll be able to cast it right away if it's legal to do so, before an opponent can take any actions.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

A spell cast using jump-start will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, it's countered, or it leaves the stack in some other way.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

Beacon Bolt is still on the stack while you count your instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard and in exile. It doesn't count itself.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect allows you to pay an alternative cost rather than a spell's mana cost, you may pay that alternative cost when you jump-start a spell. You'll still discard a card as an additional cost to cast it.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions when casting a spell with jump-start, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using jump-start only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

2018-10-05 · Wizards of the Coast

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