Tectonic Rift
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Core Set 2019M19 · #162
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.10 € · ★ 0.21 € · 0.06 $ · ★ 0.72 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Destroy target land. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- John Avon
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2018-07-13
Flavour text
"You will kneel before me, even if I have to split the earth under your feet!" —Ash Kronor, Keldon warlord
Rulings
Because it doesn’t modify the characteristics of creatures, Tectonic Rift can affect creatures that enter the battlefield or lose flying after the spell resolves, and it will stop affecting creatures that gain flying.
If the target land is an illegal target by the time Tectonic Rift tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. Creatures without flying will be able to block as normal. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), creatures without flying will be unable to block.
