Mine Collapse
Instant
If it's your turn, you may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Mine Collapse deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #12581
Mine Collapse deals 5 damage to a creature for a single red mana — the catch is sacrificing a Mountain, which makes it a one-shot tool rather than a repeatable answer. In most red decks that trade is too steep, but Imodane, the Pyrohammer turns that 5-damage spell into a board-wide execution order, which changes the math entirely.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies Mine Collapse's damage to every opponent's creature, so a one-mana Mountain sacrifice becomes a sweeper — that's the whole reason 40% of Imodane decks run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mine Collapse is a niche card in every format it's legal in, and outside of Commander it barely registers. In Legacy, Vintage, and Pauper, five damage for one mana sounds efficient until you price in the land sacrifice — formats with fetch lands or disposable basics make the cost more palatable, but there are cleaner answers at that slot. Commander is where Mine Collapse earns its keep, specifically in spell-damage commanders like Imodane, the Pyrohammer that multiply the five damage across multiple targets and make the Mountain sacrifice feel trivial by comparison.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Mine Collapse is deep bulk — you're paying a few cents for a card with a narrow home. It's not likely to spike outside of a dedicated Imodane, the Pyrohammer build driving demand, so grab copies when you need them and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.