Earthquake
Limited Edition Beta 147 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 147
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- €332.34
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 October 1993, Limited Edition Beta served as the second print run of the original Magic: The Gathering base set. It was designed to address production errors and distribution limitations of the initial Alpha release, featuring a slightly different card stock and rounded corners that became the industry standard. As a rare sorcery, Earthquake was intended to provide red decks with a powerful, scalable board-clear mechanic, reflecting the game's early emphasis on high-impact, symmetrical effects.
The artwork was commissioned from Dan Frazier, one of the original group of artists hired by Wizards of the Coast. Frazier’s approach for this piece leaned into the gritty, minimalist aesthetic that defined early Magic cards, using stark imagery to convey the card's mechanical function. Upon release, the card was widely received as a staple for aggressive red strategies, cementing its status as an iconic piece of the game's foundational history.
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