Boom // Bust
Planar Chaos 112 • rare
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Collector number
- 112
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana // 5 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $1.64
What it does
Destroy target land you control and target land you don't control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Boom // Bust was released in 2007 as part of the Planar Chaos expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Time Spiral block, Planar Chaos explored an alternate timeline where the game's mechanics and color philosophies were reimagined. This card functions as a split card, a design choice intended to provide players with flexible options: Boom serves as an early-game disruption tool to destroy a land, while Bust acts as a late-game board wipe that resets the playfield for all players.
The artwork for Boom // Bust was created by the illustrator Chippy. The aesthetic reflects the chaotic, shifting reality of the set's narrative, where the boundaries between the game's five colors were blurring. Upon its debut, the card was received as a polarizing but intriguing piece of design, often discussed in competitive circles for its ability to punish opponents who relied on complex mana bases, cementing its place as a quintessential example of the aggressive red-aligned land destruction archetype.
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