Groundbreaker
Champs and States 8 • rare
- Set
- Champs and States
- Collector number
- 8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Groundbreaker was released in 2005 as part of the Champs and States promotional set, a series distributed through local game stores to commemorate regional competitive events for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The card represents a niche but iconic era in the game's history, where Wizards of the Coast utilized specific promotional sets to engage the tournament community during the mid-2000s.
The card features artwork by Matt Cavotta, a prolific illustrator whose style heavily defined the aesthetic of the game during this period. Cavotta’s depiction of the creature emphasizes the raw, tectonic power implied by the name, utilizing high-contrast lighting and exaggerated anatomy to convey a sense of impending geological violence that aligns with the card's aggressive mechanical role in gameplay.
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