Name
Tectonic Rift
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Magic 2012
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
Destroy target land. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
Flavor Text
"You will kneel before me, even if I have to split the earth under your feet!"
—Ash Kronor, Keldon warlord
Number
#157
Other Prints
Core Set 2019
Core Set 2020
The List
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(12/07/2019)
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.
(12/07/2019)
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.
Artist
John Avon
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