Magic: The Gathering

Earthquake

Fifth Edition 223 • rare

Set: Fifth Edition
Collector number: 223
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: X mana red mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Red
Artist: Richard Kane Ferguson
Market price: $2.10

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What it's worth

$2.10market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$1.82 – $2.10 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Fifth Edition set, this item represents a foundational piece of strategy that allows players to damage both creatures and opponents simultaneously. Its status as a rare printing makes it a distinct focal point for those looking to capture a specific era of gameplay mechanics in their collection.

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What it does

Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Earthquake was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the Alpha set of 1993, designed by Richard Garfield. As a red sorcery spell, it was mechanically engineered to represent a battlefield-wide cataclysm, dealing damage to all creatures without flying and to each player. This design solidified red's identity as the color of direct damage and board-clearing effects in the game's early strategic landscape.

The Fifth Edition version, printed in 1997, retains the iconic illustration by Dameon Willich, which depicts a violent, tectonic upheaval in a stylized fantasy aesthetic. While the art style was emblematic of the game's nascent visual language, its inclusion in the massive Fifth Edition core set served to maintain the card's availability for standard play during a period of rapid expansion for the collectible card game market.

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