Tectonic Break

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Tectonic Break: Sorcery, Mercadian Masques. Each player sacrifices X lands of their choice. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{R}{R}
Mana value
2
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Mercadian Masques (MMQ)
Released
1999-10-04
Collector number
216
Artist
Rebecca Guay
Commander rank
16,205 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Tectonic Break

Tectonic Break is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Mercadian Masques (MMQ), an expansion set released in October 1999. It is collector number 216 in that set, with art by Rebecca Guay. It costs {X}{R}{R} (X and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. Mercadian Masques is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Each player sacrifices X lands of their choice.

Only the foolish and the rich build their houses where the land is thin and the ocean is near.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.47 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Tectonic Break by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

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