First printed in Guilds of Ravnica (2018)

All 6 prints

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #287, 2025
The List (PLST) #GRN-224, 2024
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #243, 2024
Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #224, 2018
Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #224p, 2018
Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #224s, 2018

Expansion // Explosion

Instant // Instant

Copy target instant or sorcery spell with mana value 4 or less. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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Explosion deals X damage to any target. Target player draws X cards.

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (7 of 6150). Most played in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept.

Combos

13 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Narset's Reversal
Infinite magecraft triggers: Adaptive Training Post + Expansion // Explosion
Infinite magecraft triggers: Alania, Divergent Storm + Expansion // Explosion
Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Twincast
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Kalamax, the Stormsire
Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Pyromancer's Goggles
Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Prismari, the Inspiration
Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Fork
Infinite magecraft triggers: Expansion // Explosion + Rootha, Mercurial Artist
Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Expansion // Explosion + Gravitic Punch + Kalamax, the Stormsire

See all 13 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Commander Other periods →

In 7 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

7 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

20%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	0%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	2%
Ral, Monsoon Mage	1.9%	1%
Jace, Multiverse Architect	0.3%	6%
Stella Lee, Wild Card	0.3%	6%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Steam Vents	100%	5.9
Arcane Signet	100%	1.6
Command Tower	100%	1.2
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Jeska's Will	86%	2.8
Underworld Breach	86%	2.1
An Offer You Can't Refuse	86%	1.9
Sol Ring	86%	0.9
Talisman of Creativity	71%	15.3
Shivan Reef	71%	15.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Vivi Ornitier Samuel Maglish in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	1-4 20%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Kaine Shadory in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Vivi Ornitier Samuel Maglish, 17 Oct	1 main	#23 1-4
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Moritz Storch, 17 Oct	1 main	#58 0-2
Stella Lee, Wild Card Nilanjan Chowdhury, 10 Oct	1 main	#21 0-4
Vivi Ornitier Allan Korenstein, 4 Oct	1 main	#58 0-3
Vivi Ornitier Laura Beth Bryer, 3 Oct	1 main	#13 0-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage Kaine Shadory, 3 Oct	1 main	#34 1-4
Jace, Multiverse Architect Leon Chow Chen Hung, 3 Oct	1 main	#84 0-4

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.