Blazing Crescendo
Reprinted in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Blazing Crescendo: Instant, Reality Fracture. Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Exile the top card of your library. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 75
- Artist
- Billy Christian
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About Blazing Crescendo
Blazing Crescendo is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red instant from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 75 in that set, with art by Billy Christian. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from The List (2020) to Reality Fracture (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
Exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
"I learned this little trick from Koth." -Chandra
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Blazing Crescendo by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Blazing Crescendo
Blazing Crescendo has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #125 | Common | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #340 | Common | 2026 |
| The List (PLST) #ONE-123 | Common | 2024 |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE) #123 | Common | 2023 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Blazing Crescendo, newest first.
- If the target creature is an illegal target by the time the spell tries to resolve (most likely because it has left the battlefield in response), the spell will not resolve. No card will be exiled.
- You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for a card played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
- If the target creature is an illegal target by the time the spell tries to resolve (most likely because it has left the battlefield in response), it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No card will be exiled.
- You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for a card played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
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