Ruinous Intrusion

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Ruinous Intrusion: Instant, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Exile target artifact or enchantment. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
Released
2023-11-17
Collector number
255
Artist
Johann Bodin
Commander rank
5,141 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Ruinous Intrusion

Ruinous Intrusion is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green instant from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 255 in that set, with art by Johann Bodin. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Midnight Hunt Commander (2021) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Exile target artifact or enchantment. Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the mana value of the permanent exiled this way.

The gourd carving was supposed to take place *after* the feast.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (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 Ruinous Intrusion by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Ruinous Intrusion

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

PrintingRarityYear
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #28Rare2021
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #66Rare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Ruinous Intrusion.

  • Use the permanent's characteristics as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.

Similar cards

Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Ruinous Intrusion is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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