Tectonic Break
Mercadian Masques 216 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 216
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $9.54
What it does
Each player sacrifices X lands of their choice.
Only the foolish and the rich build their houses where the land is thin and the ocean is near.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tectonic Break was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was inspired by the plane of Mercadia, a mercantilist world defined by its unique Goblin-controlled economy and vertical city architecture. This card was designed as a rare land destruction spell intended to manipulate the board state by forcing players to sacrifice lands, reflecting the chaotic and volatile nature of the plane's geological environment.
The artwork for Tectonic Break was illustrated by Greg Staples, a prolific artist known for his dark and atmospheric depictions within the Magic universe. Staples utilized a bold, expressive style to capture the visual impact of a shifting, fractured landscape, emphasizing the destructive energy of the card's effect. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche tactical tool, celebrated for its thematic resonance with the set's focus on land-based mechanics and resource control.
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