Lavabrink Floodgates

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Lavabrink Floodgates: Artifact, Commander 2020. Tap: Add RR. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
53
Artist
Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Commander rank
13,060 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Lavabrink Floodgates

Lavabrink Floodgates is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red artifact from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 53 in that set, with art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2020 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}: Add {R}{R}.

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may put a doom counter on this artifact or remove a doom counter from it. Then if it has three or more doom counters on it, sacrifice this artifact. When you do, it deals 6 damage to each creature.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Lavabrink Floodgates by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Lavabrink Floodgates, newest first.

  • The player whose upkeep it is may put a doom counter on Lavabrink Floodgates, remove one from it, or do nothing.
  • Lavabrink Floodgates’s reflexive triggered ability triggers and deals damage only if you sacrifice it while resolving its triggered ability. It won’t trigger if you sacrifice it for any other reason.
  • Lavabrink Floodgates is sacrificed for having three or more doom counters on it only while its ability is resolving. If you put a third counter on it some other way, it won’t be immediately sacrificed.

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