Ill-Timed Explosion: Controlled Chaos in Karlov Manor Ill-Timed Explosion rewards calculation and timing. Cast this rare sorcery to draw two cards and then choose whether to discard two cards from your hand. If you do, the spell converts discarded value into board removal by dealing X damage to each creature, where X is the greatest mana value among the cards you discarded. It is a flexible answer to wide boards when you can sacrifice card quality for immediate tempo and value.
From a play perspective this card fits decks that manipulate graveyards or exploit high mana value cards in hand. Use it to clear small creatures while setting up later recursion or to trade down in a stalled board state. The flavor matches Murders at Karlov Manor with precise timing producing a definitive outcome rather than chaotic flair.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}{R}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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.
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Power / Toughness – N A
