First printed in The Brothers' War (2022)
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Pyrrhic Blast deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target. Draw a card.
Only the quartermaster wept for their loss.
- Illustrated by
- Raf Kayupov
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to interfere with the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
- You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.
- The sacrificed creature's last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).