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Trial and Error

Elemental Instant — Fire |
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Trial and Error

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Live Value $0.22
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
Reprint Profile:
Printed 2 times LOW

Reprinted 2x historically, most recently in 2021 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Rarity
rare
Set Origin
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
N/A
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Elemental Instant — Fire
Color Identity Red
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Whenever Trial and Error is countered or fizzles, you may copy it and choose new targets for the copy.

Trial and Error deals 3 damage to any target.
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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

Elemental is a card type, and Fire is an elemental type. This has no relation to the creature type Elemental. If an effect refers to an Elemental, it refers to the creature type.

A spell fizzles when it tries to resolve but each of its targets is no longer a legal target.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2021-08-20
Artist Reference: Chris Clay
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard
Promo Status playtest
Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy not_legal
commander not_legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage not_legal
brawl not_legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal