Groundbreaker
Planar Chaos 148 • rare
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $1.32
What it does
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
The earth's memory is long, its retribution brief.
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 2007 as part of the Planar Chaos expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on an alternate-reality theme, reinterpreting traditional mechanics and color philosophies. As a card that embodies the green color identity through extreme speed and fragility, it served as a functional homage to the iconic Lightning Ball from the game's earliest sets, effectively shifting that explosive aggression into the green color pie.
The card was illustrated by Matt Cavotta, a prominent artist who contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game during this era. Cavotta depicted the creature as a massive, elemental force barreling through a forest, capturing the sheer kinetic energy and inevitable impact associated with its 'trample' and 'haste' abilities. Upon release, it was noted by players as a bold experiment in pushing green's aggression, though its inherent trade-off of self-sacrifice at the end of the turn kept its competitive footprint specialized.
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