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Geistblast

RedBlue

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Geistblast, The List printing
The List PLST · No. SOI-160 2024-08-02

Card text

{2}{R}
Instant
Geistblast deals 2 damage to any target. {2}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
EDHREC rank #22960 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ 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 ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the spell has damage divided as it was cast (also like Avacyn's Judgment), the division can't be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can).

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Geistblast's ability can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell being copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

When Geistblast's ability resolves, it creates a copy of the instant or sorcery spell. The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, before the original spell resolves but after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Avacyn's Judgment's madness cost has), the copy will have the same value of X.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If an alternative cost was paid for the spell, such as its madness cost or surge cost, the same alternative cost is considered to have been paid for the copy.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Geistblast, Shadows over Innistrad printing
Shadows over Innistrad
SOI · #160
Uncommon
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Everything Games · Condition MP