Breakthrough
Torment 26 • uncommon
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Draw four cards, then choose X cards in your hand and discard the rest.
The ideas came flooding in so fast that they couldn't all be contained.
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
Breakthrough was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Torment is famously remembered for its heavy mechanical focus on the color black, shifting the game's balance to emphasize graveyard manipulation and discard strategies. As a blue sorcery, this card offered a unique utility in that environment, allowing players to draw cards and then discard, effectively serving as a filter to help navigate the set's distinct gameplay challenges.
The card features artwork by Gary Ruddell, an illustrator known for his atmospheric and surrealist contributions to the game during the early 2000s. Ruddell's design for Breakthrough captures an ethereal sense of revelation and mental expansion, aligning with the philosophical flavor of blue magic. Upon release, it was well-regarded by players for its efficiency in decks that sought to manipulate hand size and graveyard resources, cementing its place as a reliable uncommon in the history of the Odyssey block.
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About Breakthrough
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