Break Down

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Break Down: Instant, Fallout. Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Create a Junk token. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Fallout (PIP)
Released
2024-03-08
Collector number
74
Artist
Fesbra
Commander rank
10,912 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Break Down

Break Down is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green instant from Fallout (PIP), a Commander product released in March 2024. It is collector number 74 in that set, with art by Fesbra. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")

"Old human junk. Worst kind of human junk."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Break Down by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Break Down

Break Down has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2436Rare2026
Fallout (PIP) #602Uncommon2024

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Break Down, newest first.

  • You can't sacrifice a Junk token to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Junk token to activate its own ability and also to activate the second ability of Junk Jet.
  • You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for the card played from exile with a Junk token's ability. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • Some spells and abilities that create Junk tokens may require targets. If each target chosen is illegal as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects happen. You won't create any Junk tokens.

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