Earthquake
Portal 124 • rare
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Adrian Smith
- Market price
- $13.19
What it does
Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.
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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Where it came from
Released in 1997 as part of the Portal introductory set for Magic: The Gathering, the Earthquake card was designed to serve as a bridge for new players entering the game. Wizards of the Coast developed Portal with simplified rules and a distinct aesthetic to make the complex mechanics of the card game more accessible to a casual audience, focusing on core elemental effects that were easy for beginners to understand and implement.
The art for this iteration of Earthquake features a visceral, high-fantasy illustration intended to convey the raw power of the spell. Created during a period when the game was rapidly expanding its reach beyond hobby shops and into mass-market retailers, the card’s design prioritized clarity and functional utility. While veteran players often sought more complex interactions, the Portal set and its iconic cards like Earthquake are now appreciated by historians and collectors for their role in the formative expansion of the trading card game medium.
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