Seismic Rupture
Sorcery
Seismic Rupture deals 2 damage to each creature without flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #17590
Seismic Rupture clears the board of small creatures for two mana while leaving your big ones standing — that asymmetry is the whole point. It's a niche card, but in the right shell it pulls real weight.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Seismic Rupture is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games and token-heavy tables give it a consistent target. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, a two-mana wipe that only hits power 2 or less is too conditional when opponents can simply curve out above the threshold. Legacy and Vintage have better options at every point on the curve, so Seismic Rupture won't see play there. Stick to Commander, where you're almost guaranteed a board of x/1s and x/2s to clean up.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Seismic Rupture is pure bulk — you're paying for the slot in your deck, not the card itself. Bulk rares and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, so grab a copy for the effect and don't think twice about the cost.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.