Volcanic Eruption
30th Anniversary Edition 88 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 88
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- €13.78
What it does
Destroy X target Mountains. Volcanic Eruption deals damage to each creature and each player equal to the number of Mountains put into a graveyard this way.
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
Volcanic Eruption first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as part of the game's inaugural collection of sorcery spells. The card was intended to capture the volatile nature of elemental magic, punishing players for their reliance on blue-aligned land resources. The original artwork, illustrated by Quinton Hoover, features a stylized, painterly depiction of a landscape succumbing to tectonic force, a hallmark of the expressive, eclectic art direction that defined the game's early years.
The 30th Anniversary Edition, released in 2022, serves as a commemorative printing designed to celebrate three decades of the trading card game. This version retains the classic mechanics and historical aesthetic of the original release but utilizes updated card stock and a distinct holographic stamp to differentiate it from vintage printings. While the 30th Anniversary Edition is intended for collectors rather than tournament play, it remains a faithful reproduction of the card's original role in the game's foundational mechanical identity.
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