Momentous Fall

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Momentous Fall: Instant, Jumpstart. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{G}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Jumpstart (JMP)
Released
2020-07-17
Collector number
411
Artist
Tomasz Jedruszek
Commander rank
2,553 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Momentous Fall

Momentous Fall is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green instant from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 411 in that set, with art by Tomasz Jedruszek. It costs {2}{G}{G} (two generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Rise of the Eldrazi (2010) to Jumpstart (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

You draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then you gain life equal to its toughness.

It wasn't long until the elves had developed a use for every part of the Eldrazi.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.17 (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 Momentous Fall by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Momentous Fall

Momentous Fall has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander 2019 (C19) #173Rare2019
Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #197Rare2010

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Momentous Fall, newest first.

  • You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
  • Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
  • The sacrificed creature’s last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power and its toughness.

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Momentous Fall is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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