Fireball 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
Sorcery
This spell costs 
more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Printing details
- Set
- P05 · 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Released
- 2005-01-01
- Prices
- €1.48 · $9.56
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) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €1.44 | €4.51 |
| October 31, 2026 | €1.48 | €4.51 |
| October 29, 2026 | €1.54 | €4.51 |
| October 28, 2026 | €1.48 | €4.51 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.50 trend €1.44 30-day avg €1.58 | low – trend €0.79 30-day avg €0.66 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €4.51 with Zero from €7.65 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €4.51 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper 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 Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Fireball's damage is divided as Fireball resolves, not as it's cast, because there are no choices involved. The division involves only targets that are still legal as Fireball resolves.
-
For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of
(even though its mana cost is just 
and its mana value is 6). If those creatures are all still legal targets as Fireball resolves, it deals 1 damage to each of them. -
You may cast Fireball with zero targets, regardless of the value chosen for X. If you do so, it will not be a targeted spell, and no damage will actually be dealt when it resolves.
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You can target more than X creatures. However, if the number of legal targets at the time Fireball resolves is greater than X, none of them will be dealt any damage.