Fracturing Gust
Fracturing Gust: Instant, Shadowmoor. Destroy all artifacts and enchantments. You gain 2 life for each permanent destroyed this way. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G/W}{G/W}{G/W}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and green (WG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor (SHM)
- Released
- 2008-05-02
- Collector number
- 227
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Commander rank
- 15,114 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Fracturing Gust
Fracturing Gust is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and green instant from Shadowmoor (SHM), an expansion set released in May 2008. It is collector number 227 in that set, with art by Michael Sutfin. It costs {2}{G/W}{G/W}{G/W} to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white and green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Shadowmoor (2008) to From the Vault: Annihilation (2014). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.90 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Destroy all artifacts and enchantments. You gain 2 life for each permanent destroyed this way.
Elvish dawnhands test a relic's worthiness before collecting it for the safehold. If it can't stand up to a stiff breeze, it's left behind.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.90 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Fracturing Gust by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Fracturing Gust
Fracturing Gust has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #273 | Rare | 2021 |
| From the Vault: Annihilation (V14) #7 | Mythic | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Fracturing Gust.
- If an artifact or enchantment remains on the battlefield because it was regenerated or has indestructible, you won’t gain life for it.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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