Engineered Explosives 
Artifact
Oracle text (EN)
Artifact
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.
Printing details
- Set
- MPS · 36
- Rarity
- Special
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- James Paick
- Released
- 2016-09-30
- Prices
- €63.47 · $107.36
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €65.17 | €74.33 |
| October 29, 2026 | €63.47 | €74.33 |
| October 28, 2026 | €61.74 | €74.33 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €59.00 trend €0.00 30-day avg – | low €59.00 trend €65.17 30-day avg €60.38 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €74.33 with Zero from €74.33 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €74.33 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If a permanent has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. -
Colorless mana won't give Engineered Explosives another charge counter. Colorless is not a color.
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You can choose any value for X as you cast Engineered Explosives. The value chosen for X doesn't directly affect the number of charge counters Engineered Explosives enters the battlefield with, but it does let you pay more mana and thus spend more colors of mana to cast it.
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Tokens that aren't a copy of something else don't have a mana cost. Anything without a mana cost normally has a mana value of 0.