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Sonic Assault

RedBlue

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Sonic Assault, Guilds of Ravnica printing
Guilds of Ravnica GRN · No. 199 2018-10-05

Card text

{1}{U}{R}
Instant
Tap target creature. Sonic Assault deals 2 damage to that creature's controller. 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
He heard stars and saw thunder.
EDHREC rank #23497 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the target creature becomes an illegal target for Sonic Assault, the spell doesn't resolve. No player is dealt damage.

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

Sonic Assault can target a tapped creature. The creature can't be tapped again, but Sonic Assault still deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

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

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

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