Volatile Fault
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 286 • uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 286
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Andrew Mar
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You create a Treasure token.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Volatile Fault is a utility land card introduced in the 2023 expansion The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. It was designed to function within the game's broader mechanical ecosystem as a land that provides mana while offering a strategic sacrifice ability to destroy an opponent's nonbasic land, a staple effect often referred to in the game as 'land destruction' or 'utility'.
The card features artwork by Andrew Mar, who captured the geological instability and subterranean aesthetic central to the Ixalan setting. The visual direction focuses on the rugged, volatile landscape of the caverns, serving both as a functional tool for competitive play and as a thematic piece that emphasizes the high-stakes exploration of the set's narrative.
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