Fireball PARL

Card

id	64421
artist	Jock
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availability	paper
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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	nonfoil
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frameVersion	1993
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hasAlternativeDeckLimit
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hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo	1
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
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language	English
layout	normal
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life
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manaCost	{X}{R}
manaValue	1
name	Fireball
number	7
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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
promoTypes	arenaleague
rarity	rare
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setCode	PARL
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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
uuid	dbc3eeb4-65ce-5d1c-b41a-1ae536349c82
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setName	Arena League 1996

id	64421
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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.