Breakthrough
World Championship Decks 2002 rl26 • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2002
- Collector number
- rl26
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Finish
- Gold
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 originally released as an uncommon sorcery in the 2001 Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The 2002 World Championship Decks provided a unique context for this card, as these decks were pre-constructed replicas of those used by top-tier players in the previous year's world tournament. By reprinting Breakthrough in this format, Wizards of the Coast allowed players to study and emulate the competitive strategies and card combinations that defined the high-level professional meta at that time.
The artwork for the card was created by Gary Ruddell, a fantasy illustrator known for his contributions to the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s. His design for Breakthrough emphasizes the card's mechanical function of discarding cards to draw a larger volume, utilizing ethereal imagery to reflect the rush of knowledge or discovery. Upon its debut, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency in graveyard-based strategies, solidifying its place in tournament deck lists of the era.
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