Break Under Pressure
New in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Break Under Pressure: Instant, Reality Fracture. Target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 50
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
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About Break Under Pressure
Break Under Pressure is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 50 in that set, with art by Jeff Miracola. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Reality Fracture is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control. You gain 2 life.
"Please, do take it personally." -Ingris Stingerquill
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Break Under Pressure by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Break Under Pressure, newest first.
- Consider all creatures and planeswalkers the target opponent controls as one group to see which one has the greatest mana value. For example, if the opponent controls a creature with mana value 3 and a planeswalker with mana value 5, they must sacrifice the planeswalker.
- Break Under Pressure targets only the opponent, not any permanent. A permanent with hexproof may be sacrificed this way if its mana value is the greatest, for example.
- Which creature or planeswalker will be sacrificed is determined as Break Under Pressure resolves.
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