Channeled Force

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Channeled Force: Instant, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X cards. Target player draws X cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue and red (UR)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
Released
2020-04-24
Collector number
180
Artist
Randy Vargas
Commander rank
10,787 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Channeled Force

Channeled Force is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and red instant from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO), an expansion set released in April 2020. It is collector number 180 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {2}{U}{R} (two generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X cards.

Target player draws X cards. Channeled Force deals X damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

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Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Channeled Force by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Channeled Force, newest first.

  • If one of Channeled Force’s two targets becomes illegal, the other is still affected as appropriate.
  • If you cast Channeled Force without paying its mana cost, you still choose a value for X and discard that many cards. This is because the spell doesn’t have {X} in its mana cost.

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