Magic: The Gathering · Prerelease Cards
Ill-Timed Explosion
French name: Explosion inopportune
Ill-Timed Explosion (Prerelease Cards 207) has a market price of US$0.53 as of Nov 8, 2026.
Price guide
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Market price
As of Nov 8, 2026 · The market price is TCGplayer’s, in US dollars. It is a guide, not an offer.
Card details
- Type
- Sorcery
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{R}
- Artist
- Aaron J. Riley
Card text
Draw two cards. Then you may discard two cards. When you do, Ill-Timed Explosion deals X damage to each creature, where X is the greatest mana value among cards discarded this way.
Flavour text
Only too late did the Agency custodians realize the device had not been inactive-it was just waiting for the right trigger.
About this card
Ill-Timed Explosion is card 207 in Prerelease Cards, a Magic: The Gathering set. Rarity: Rare. Finishes: Foil. Illustrated by Aaron J. Riley. Reference market price on Nov 8, 2026: US$0.53. Over the last 30 days, the Foil price went down 1.9%. Source: TCGplayer market data via tcgcsv.com, updated daily. A reference price is not an offer.