Sonic Burst
~$0.15 low · ~$0.28 high
Red. Instant
Exodus #103 · Illustrated by Brian Snõddy
Exodus #103 · Illustrated by Brian SnõddyWhat is Sonic Burst worth?
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Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card at random.
Sonic Burst deals 4 damage to any target.
Music scythes the savage beast.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Sonic Burst
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beatdown Box Set btd #46· 2000common· Cardmarket €0.37 | common | $0.28 | €0.37 | |
 Exodus exo #103· 1998common· Cardmarket €0.15 | common | $0.15 | €0.15 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #29,923 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Exodus card (#103).
103
- 103Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Sonic Burst, read from the Exodus printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Sonic Burst. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Brian Snõddy. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Exodus. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 103 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2004-10-04
You can’t discard more than once to target more than one creature (or player) or to do multiple amounts of damage to a single creature (or player).
2004-10-04
You pick the target before you know which card is going to be discarded.
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