Break Open
~$0.09 low · ~$0.52 high
Red. Instant
Onslaught #190 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Onslaught #190 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-OrlandelliWhat is Break Open worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Turn target face-down creature an opponent controls face up.
There are two ways to resolve puzzling situations: thoughtful contemplation or force. After thoughtful contemplation, most barbarians choose force.
Format legality
The only printing of Break Open
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Onslaught ons #190· 2002common· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.47 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.52 | €0.12€0.47 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2002
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #31,275 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Onslaught card (#190).
190
- 190Collector 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 Open, read from the Onslaught printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Break Open. 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.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Alex Horley-Orlandelli. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Onslaught. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 190 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2004-10-04
The player does not have to pay the Morph cost (if any) of the creature.
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