Fissure
Fourth Edition 194 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Destroy target creature or land. It can't be regenerated.
"Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?"— Plato
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fissure was originally released in the Limited Edition Alpha set in 1993, representing one of the fundamental red spells in the early days of Magic: The Gathering. As a common instant card, it served as a utility piece intended to provide red decks with a mechanism for land destruction or board interaction, reflecting the chaotic and destructive identity assigned to the color in the game's initial design phase.
The artwork for the Fourth Edition printing was provided by Douglas Shuler, one of the iconic original artists of the game. Shuler’s aesthetic for the card captures a dramatic, elemental rupture in the earth, which aligns with the raw, volatile power red spells were meant to evoke. Upon its release, the card was widely distributed as a staple of the Fourth Edition core set, becoming a familiar component of casual and limited play environments during the mid-1990s.
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