Volcanic Upheaval
Battle for Zendikar 161 • common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Destroy target land.
Like a living organism, Zendikar rids itself of infection, and it does so abruptly and ruthlessly.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Volcanic Upheaval was released in 2015 as part of the Battle for Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the plane of Zendikar, a world defined by its volatile landscapes and the encroaching threat of the Eldrazi titans. Mechanically, the card was designed to represent the untamed, shifting geography of the plane, serving as a tactical tool to destroy nonbasic lands, which were a central theme of the set's exploration of mana and landscape.
The card features illustration by Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed art to the Magic: The Gathering franchise for many years. His design for this piece emphasizes the sudden, violent nature of the card's namesake event, utilizing sharp contrasts and vivid oranges and reds to convey the heat and instability inherent to the Zendikar setting. It was received as a standard utility card for limited formats, valued for its direct interaction with the set's unique land-based mechanics.
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