Exploding Borders (106)
CON · Conflux · common
| Mana cost |    |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 4.0 |
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | common |
| Colors | G, R |
| EDHREC rank | 23820 |
Domain — Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Exploding Borders deals X damage to target player or planeswalker, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Reuniting a world is not a gentle process.
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Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | $0.22 | $0.23 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.15 | $0.15 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.10 | $0.17 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $0.35 | $0.49 | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | $0.01 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardhoarder | retail | $0.03 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
Rulings
- 2009-02-01: Exploding Borders will still deal damage even if you don't put a land card onto the battlefield.
- 2009-02-01: You do what the spell says in order, so you'll put a new basic land card onto the battlefield before you determine the value of X.
- 2009-02-01: Exploding Borders has only one target: the player. If that player becomes an illegal target by the time Exploding Borders would resolve, the entire spell doesn't resolve. You won't get to search for a basic land card.
- 2021-06-18: The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. Land types other than basic land types (such as Desert) don't contribute to domain abilities.
- 2021-06-18: Domain abilities count the number of basic land types among lands you control, not how many lands you control or how many of any type.
Other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese Simplified | 暴现边境 |
| French | Frontières éclatées |
| German | Explodierende Grenzen |
| Italian | Confini Esplosivi |
| Japanese | 爆発する境界 |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Explosão de Fronteiras |
| Russian | Взрывающиеся Границы |
| Spanish | Fronteras explosivas |