Fireball PRM

Card

id	77512
artist	Mark Tedin
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attractionLights
availability	mtgo
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borderColor	black
colorIdentity	R
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colors	R
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edhrecRank	4146
edhrecSaltiness	0.19
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finishes	foil
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frameVersion	2003
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hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	0
isAlternative
isFullArt	1
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly	1
isOversized
isPromo	1
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless	1
isTimeshifted
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language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
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manaCost	{X}{R}
manaValue	1
name	Fireball
number	31485
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate	2013-01-11
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power
printings	2ED, 30A, 3ED, 4BB, 4ED, 5ED, ARC, ATH, BTD, C13, CED, CEI, CLB, DD2, DST, FBB, IMA, ITP, JVC, LEA, LEB, M10, M11, M12, ME4, OLEP, P05, PARL, PD2, PLST, PMEI, PRM, PTC, RQS, SUM, WC04
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rarity	uncommon
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setCode	PRM
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text	This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
toughness
type	Sorcery
types	Sorcery
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variations	bde9e107-208d-53ed-86f2-58c8e29b9494
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setName	Magic Online Promos

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2017-11-17	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.
2017-11-17	For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of {7}{R} (even though its mana cost is just {5}{R} 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.
2017-11-17	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.
2017-11-17	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.