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Cerebral Eruption

Red

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Cerebral Eruption, Scars of Mirrodin printing
Scars of Mirrodin SOM · No. 86 2010-10-01

Card text

{2}{R}{R}
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals the top card of their library. Cerebral Eruption deals damage equal to the revealed card's mana value to that player and each creature that player controls. If a land card is revealed this way, return Cerebral Eruption to its owner's hand.
EDHREC rank #23838 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The mana value of the revealed card is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner. The mana value is the total amount of mana in that cost, regardless of color. For example, a card with mana cost {3}{U}{U} has mana value 5.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the targeted opponent is an illegal target by the time Cerebral Eruption resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. No cards will be revealed and no damage will be dealt.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If a land card is revealed this way, Cerebral Eruption is returned to its owner’s hand from the stack. It finishes resolving, but it isn’t put into the graveyard.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Once the card is revealed, it’s too late for players to respond. The targeted opponent can’t, for example, see how much damage will be dealt, then cast a damage prevention spell or activate a regeneration ability. All such actions must be done before Cerebral Eruption starts to resolve.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the mana cost of the revealed card includes {X}, X is considered to be 0.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the revealed card has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it’s a land card, for example), its mana value is 0.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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