The Zeta Set
SLZ · #178
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The Zeta Set
SLZ · No. 178
2026-09-02
Card text
Sorcery
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.
more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
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∅ Not legal
Pioneer
∅ Not legal
Modern
✓ Legal
Legacy
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Vintage
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Pauper
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Oathbreaker
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Duel
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Official rulings
4 rulings · in English, source ScryfallFireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
2017-11-17 · Wizards of the CoastFor example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7}{R} (even though its mana cost is just {5}{R} 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.
2017-11-17 · Wizards of the CoastYou 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.
2017-11-17 · Wizards of the CoastYou 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.
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