1 – 20 of 29 cards where the flavor text contains “ballard”
Blindblast {2}{R}
Instant
Blindblast deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can’t block this turn.
Draw a card.
“Peril is in the eye of the beholder. At least, if your aim is good.”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Browse {2}{U}{U}
Enchantment
{2}{U}{U}: Look at the top five cards of your library, put one of them into your hand, and exile the rest.
“Once great literature—now great litter.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Phil Foglio
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Burnout {1}{R}
Instant
Counter target instant spell if it’s blue.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.
“GOTCHA!”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Mike Raabe
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Carbonize {2}{R}
Instant
Carbonize deals 3 damage to any target. If it’s a creature, it can’t be regenerated this turn, and if it would die this turn, exile it instead.
“There’s no coming back from that.”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Lake Hurwitz
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Chicken Egg {1}{R}
Creature — Egg
At the beginning of your upkeep, roll a six-sided die. If you roll a 6, sacrifice Chicken Egg and create a 4/4 red Giant Bird creature token.
“That’s a lotta nuggets.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Christopher Rush
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Fire Elemental {3}{R}{R}
Creature — Elemental
“The best way to learn from a book on pyromancy is to burn it.”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Joe Slucher
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Flame Rift {1}{R}
Sorcery
Flame Rift deals 4 damage to each player.
“You might want to step back.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Flare {2}{R}
Instant
Flare deals 1 damage to any target.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.
“I strive for elegance and speed in my work.”
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Illustrated by Drew Tucker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Gorilla Chieftain {2}{G}{G}
Creature — Ape
{1}{G}: Regenerate Gorilla Chieftain.
“Oh, no—not you again?!”
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Illustrated by Quinton Hoover
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Gorilla Shaman {R}
Creature — Ape Shaman
{X}{X}{1}: Destroy target noncreature artifact with mana value X.
“Frankly, destruction is best left to professionals.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Filip Burburan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Gorilla War Cry {1}{R}
Instant
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
All creatures gain menace until end of turn. (They can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.
“The only ‘art’ these beasts possess is the art of noise!”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Bryon Wackwitz
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Incinerate {1}{R}
Instant
Incinerate deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can’t be regenerated this turn.
“Yes, I think ‘toast’ is an appropriate description.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Mark Poole
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Inferno {5}{R}{R}
Instant
Inferno deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.
“Some have said there is no subtlety to destruction. You know what? They’re dead.”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Don Hazeltine
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Jaya's Firenado {4}{R}
Sorcery
Jaya’s Firenado deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
“For all their supposed advances, the Phyrexians still aren’t fireproof.”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Jeremy Wilson
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Karplusan Hound {3}{R}
Creature — Dog
Whenever Karplusan Hound attacks, if you control a Chandra planeswalker, this creature deals 2 damage to any target.
“Don’t worry, they don’t bite. They much prefer setting people on fire.”
—Jaya Ballard, to Chandra
Illustrated by Viktor Titov
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Kher Keep
Legendary Land
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.
“I swear, for every one Prossh devours, three more pop out of a hole somewhere.”
—Jaya Ballard
Illustrated by Titus Lunter
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Kobolds of Kher Keep Token, TMKC #12 |
| Kher Keep, MKC #270 |
Lava Burst {X}{R}
Sorcery
Lava Burst deals X damage to any target. If Lava Burst would deal damage to a creature, that damage can’t be prevented or dealt instead to another permanent or player.
“Overkill? This isn’t a game of Kick-the-Ouphe!”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Tom Wänerstrand
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Melting {3}{R}
Enchantment
All lands are no longer snow.
“Who needs the sun when you’ve got me around?”
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Meteor Shower {X}{X}{R}
Sorcery
Meteor Shower deals X plus 1 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.
“Eenie, meenie, minie, moe … oh, why not all of them?”
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Illustrated by Rick Emond
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Mystic Compass {2}
Artifact
{1}, {T}: Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
“And I say north is where I want it to be!”
—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Illustrated by Amy Weber
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal