Sudden Breakthrough
Sudden Breakthrough: Instant, Jumpstart 2022. Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Create a Treasure token. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
- Released
- 2022-12-02
- Collector number
- 610
- Artist
- Colin Boyer
- Commander rank
- 4,850 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Treasure
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About Sudden Breakthrough
Sudden Breakthrough is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red instant from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 610 in that set, with art by Colin Boyer. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Rootha created constantly, passionately, in hopes of impressing her greatest critic: herself.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sudden Breakthrough by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Sudden Breakthrough
Sudden Breakthrough has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #116 | Common | 2021 |
Similar cards
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