Bend or Break
Invasion 137 • rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 137
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $1.87
What it does
Each player separates all nontoken lands they control into two piles. For each player, one of their piles is chosen by one of their opponents of their choice. Destroy all lands in the chosen piles. Tap all lands in the other piles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bend or Break was released in 2000 as part of the Invasion expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the Invasion set marked the beginning of a major storyline involving the Phyrexian invasion of the plane of Dominaria, characterized by a focus on multi-colored cards and complex mana-fixing mechanics.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jeff Miracola, who was tasked with visually representing the chaotic, destructive theme of the card’s effect. Designed to force opponents to choose between discarding cards or sacrificing lands, the card was intended to create high-tension decision points, though it ultimately saw limited competitive play due to its reliance on opponent choice rather than direct board control.
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