Break the Ice
~$0.30 low · ~$0.66 high
Black. Sorcery
Modern Horizons 2 #77 · Illustrated by Nicholas Gregory
Modern Horizons 2 #77 · Illustrated by Nicholas GregoryWhat is Break the Ice worth?
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Oracle text
Destroy target land that is snow or could produce 
.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Format legality
The only printing of Break the Ice
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Horizons 2 mh2 #77· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €0.29 · €0.76 foil | uncommon | $0.30 | $0.66 | €0.29€0.76 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #23,934 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Overload
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Horizons 2 card (#77).
077 · MH2 · U · EN
- 077Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- MH2Set code for Modern Horizons 2
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2021-06-18
A land "is snow" if it has the snow supertype.
2021-06-18
Break the Ice cares about what kind of mana could be produced by abilities of a land, even if that ability couldn't currently be activated. For example, a land with "
: Add " is still a legal target even if it is currently tapped.2024-01-12
If you are instructed to cast a spell with overload "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to pay its overload cost instead.
2024-01-12
Because a spell with overload doesn't target when its overload cost is paid, it may affect permanents with hexproof or with protection from the appropriate color.
2024-01-12
If you don't pay the overload cost of a spell with overload, that spell will have a single target. If you pay the overload cost, the spell won't have any targets.
2024-01-12
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an overload cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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