Earthquake
Limited Edition Alpha 146 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 146
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- €1,262.95
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 1993 as part of Magic: The Gathering's Limited Edition Alpha, the game's inaugural print run, Earthquake was designed as a quintessential red spell. It served to establish the color identity of red magic: chaotic, indiscriminate, and capable of dealing massive damage to all creatures and players on the board. Its inclusion in the Alpha set was instrumental in defining the high-stakes, aggressive playstyle that would become a staple of the franchise.
The card’s artwork was rendered by Dan Frazier, one of the original twenty-five artists who helped define the aesthetic of early Magic. Frazier utilized a distinct, grounded illustrative style that leaned into the brutal nature of a tectonic shift. The card was well-received by early players for its ability to clear crowded battlefields, and it remains a poignant relic of the game's primitive, high-variance design philosophy.
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