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Crackling Perimeter
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
GatecrashGTC · #88
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.17 € · ★ 0.89 € · 0.24 $ · ★ 1.20 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Tap an untapped Gate you control: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-02-01
Flavour text
As the path he sought came into focus, Niv-Mizzet took steps to prevent others from approaching it.
Rulings
You can't tap an untapped Gate you control for mana and tap it to activate Crackling Perimeter's ability at the same time. You must choose one or the other.