Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion
~$0.40 low · ~$2.06 high
Red. Legendary Enchantment // Legendary Land
Ixalan #173 · Illustrated by Jonas De Ro
Ixalan #173 · Illustrated by Jonas De RoWhat is Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion worth?
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Oracle text
Vance's Blasting Cannons
Legendary Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast that card this turn.
Whenever you cast your third spell in a turn, you may transform Vance's Blasting Cannons.
With a broadside assault, Captain Vance carved the cliffs to form her new home.
Spitfire Bastion
Legendary Land
(Transforms from Vance's Blasting Cannons.)
: Add .
, : Spitfire Bastion deals 3 damage to any target.
Now instead of a ship, Ripley Vance commands a fortress.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 XLN Treasure Chest pxtc #173· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.06 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $2.06 | €1.06 foil | |
 Ixalan Promos pxln #173s· 2017Promorare· Cardmarket €1.36 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.98 | €1.36 foil | |
 Ixalan xln #173· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.28 · €0.58 foil | rare | $0.40 | $0.60 | €0.28€0.58 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #15,089 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Transform
- Artists
- Jonas De Ro & Jared Blando, Jonas De Ro
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ixalan card (#173).
173 · XLN · R · EN
- 173Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- XLNSet code for Ixalan
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion (2 faces), read from the Ixalan printing. How to read any Magic card.
Vance's Blasting Cannons
- Mana cost
- What you pay to cast this face.
- Type line
- Legendary is a supertype. Enchantment 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.
Spitfire Bastion
- Type line
- Legendary is a supertype. Land is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
This printing
- Illustration
- By Jonas De Ro. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Ixalan. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 173 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Rarity letter
- R = rare
- Set code
- XLN = set code for Ixalan
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
- Holo stamp
- The foil security stamp at the bottom center, on rares and mythic rares since 2014.
Keywords
- TransformCR 701.27
- Turn a double-faced permanent over to its other face.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (5)
2017-09-29
The second ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons counts all the spells you've cast, including Vance's Blasting Cannons itself if you cast it this turn. The ability won't trigger unless Vance's Blasting Cannons is on the battlefield as you cast your third spell of the turn.
2017-09-29
If you don't cast the exiled card, it remains in exile.
2017-09-29
The card exiled by the first ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons is exiled face up.
2017-09-29
The second ability of Vance's Blasting Cannons resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
2017-09-29
Casting the exiled card follows the normal rules for casting that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if you exile a creature card this way, you must wait until your main phase to cast it.
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