Break of Day
~$0.11 low · ~$0.30 high
White. Instant
Dark Ascension #3 · Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
Dark Ascension #3 · Illustrated by Karl KopinskiWhat is Break of Day worth?
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Oracle text
Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Fateful hour — If you have 5 or less life, those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Format legality
The only printing of Break of Day
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Ascension dka #3· 2012common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.16 foil | common | $0.11 | $0.30 | €0.03€0.16 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #27,488 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Fateful hour
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dark Ascension card (#3).
3
- 3Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Break of Day, read from the Dark Ascension printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Break of Day. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Karl Kopinski. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Dark Ascension. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 3 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2013-07-01
Because Break of Day affects only creatures you control when it resolves. It won’t affect creatures that come under your control later in the turn.
2013-07-01
Break of Day checks your life total only at the time it resolves. Any creatures that gain indestructible will continue to be indestructible that turn even if you gain life.
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