Seismic Spike
~$0.18 low · ~$1.13 high
Red. Sorcery
Ravnica: City of Guilds #141 · Illustrated by John Avon
Ravnica: City of Guilds #141 · Illustrated by John AvonWhat is Seismic Spike worth?
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Oracle text
Destroy target land. Add .
Natural disasters in Ravnica are largely nullified by the Izzet. Unnatural disasters, on the other hand, happen all the time.
Format legality
The only printing of Seismic Spike
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ravnica: City of Guilds rav #141· 2005common· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.50 foil | common | $0.18 | $1.13 | €0.14€0.50 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2005
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #16,850 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- John Avon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ravnica: City of Guilds card (#141).
141
- 141Collector 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 Seismic Spike, read from the Ravnica: City of Guilds printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Seismic Spike. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery 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 John Avon. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Ravnica: City of Guilds. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 141 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- John Avon, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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