Tectonic Rift (Magic 2012) - Gatherer

Tectonic Rift

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.062 / 5 (48 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Tectonic Rift

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card 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

Expansion:

Magic 2012

Rarity:

Uncommon

All Sets:

Card Number:

157

Artist:

John Avon

Rulings

7/12/2019	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.
7/12/2019	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.