Destructive Tampering
Jumpstart 2022 521 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 521
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Titus Lunter
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
"I don't think they'll appreciate my . . . adjustments."— Karavin, renegade saboteur
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Destructive Tampering was released in 2022 as part of the Jumpstart 2022 set, a supplemental Magic: The Gathering product designed to facilitate quick, randomized play experiences. The card serves as a thematic inclusion for the set's graveyard-centric and artifact-disruption strategies, reflecting the game's long-standing tradition of combining land destruction with resource tax mechanics. Its arrival in this set was intended to provide players with accessible, specialized utility spells that fit the high-variance, fast-paced nature of the Jumpstart format.
The card features artwork by illustrator Jason Felix, whose work often leans into the visceral, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of modern Magic card design. Felix was tasked with visualizing the act of chaotic sabotage, resulting in an image that emphasizes the structural collapse of magical machinery. Upon release, the card was received as a niche but functional tool for players looking to disrupt artifact-heavy board states in limited play environments, serving as a classic example of the game's reactive color philosophy.
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