Fireball
Sorcery
Oracle Text
This spell costs 
more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of targets.
Legalities
legal
11commanderduellegacymodernoathbreakerpauperpaupercommanderpennypredhpremodernvintage
Not Legal
10alchemybrawlfuturegladiatorhistoricoldschool
Other Printings (41)
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#442 · common
30th Anniversary Edition
#145 · common
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
#397 · uncommon
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
#175 · uncommon
The List
#DD2-56 · uncommon
The List
#IMA-128 · uncommon
Iconic Masters
#128 · uncommon
Magic Online Promos
#36321 · uncommon
Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra
#56 · uncommon
Commander 2013
#106 · uncommon
Magic Online Promos
#31485 · uncommon
Magic 2012
#131 · uncommon
Masters Edition IV
#115 · uncommon
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning
#27 · uncommon
Magic 2011
#138 · uncommon
Archenemy
#37 · uncommon
Magic 2010
#136 · uncommon
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
#56 · uncommon
Magic Player Rewards 2005
#3 · rare
World Championship Decks 2004
#mb60 · uncommon
Darksteel
#60 · uncommon
Beatdown Box Set
#37 · common
Anthologies
#29 · common
Fifth Edition
#227 · common
Introductory Two-Player Set
#32 · common
Arena League 1996
#7 · rare
Rivals Quick Start Set
#31 · common
Pro Tour Collector Set
#mj192 · common
Pro Tour Collector Set
#gb192 · common
Pro Tour Collector Set
#et192 · common
Media and Collaboration Promos
#1995-1 · common
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
#192 · common
Fourth Edition
#192 · common
Summer Magic / Edgar
#150 · common
Foreign Black Border
#150 · common
Revised Edition
#150 · common
Intl. Collectors' Edition
#150 · common
Collectors' Edition
#150 · common
Unlimited Edition
#150 · common
Limited Edition Beta
#150 · common
Limited Edition Alpha
#149 · common
Recommendation Intent
Mix oracle, flavor, and visual signals
Balanced Recommendations (0)
No recommendations available for this intent yet.
Rulings
For example, if X is 5 and you choose three target creatures, Fireball has a total cost of 
(even though its mana cost is just 
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.
wotc · 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.
wotc · 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.
wotc · 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.