Blue Elemental Blast
Mana cost
Mana value1TypeInstant
Color identity
Blue
RarityUncommon
SetMasters 25 (A25)
ArtistIzzy
Price€4.03 · foil €14.50 · $1.90
About this card
Blue Elemental Blast is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: blue). First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993); 16 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal and counterspell. Legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €1.77 (30th Anniversary Edition); most expensive: €419.61 (Summer Magic / Edgar).
Blue Elemental Blast 
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target red spell.
• Destroy target red permanent.
• Counter target red spell.
• Destroy target red permanent.
Nothing escapes a sharp mind.
Name in each language
FrançaisSalve élémentaire bleueEnglishBlue Elemental BlastEspañolRáfaga elemental azulDeutschBlauer UrknallItalianoScarica Elementale BluPortuguêsMaldição do Elemental Azul日本語青霊破
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2004-10-04
The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.
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Walking BallistaPrintings (16)

30th Anniversary Edition30A #346 · Common · €44.29

30th Anniversary Edition30A #49 · Common · €1.77

The ListPLST #A25-43 · Uncommon · €2.94

Signature Spellbook: JaceSS1 #2 · Rare · €3.44

Masters 25A25 #43 · Uncommon · €4.03

Media and Collaboration PromosPMEI #1995-2 · Common · €9.31

Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB #63 · Common · €10.42

Fourth Edition4ED #63 · Common · €2.91

Summer Magic / EdgarSUM #49 · Common · €419.61

Foreign Black BorderFBB #49 · Common · €4.47

Revised Edition3ED #49 · Common · €2.63

Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI #50 · Common · €6.74

Collectors' EditionCED #50 · Common · €9.56

Unlimited Edition2ED #50 · Common · €6.13

Limited Edition BetaLEB #50 · Common · €44.62

Limited Edition AlphaLEA #49 · Common · €64.73