Spell Rupture
~$0.16 low · ~$0.58 high
Blue. Instant
Gatecrash #52 · Illustrated by Kev Walker
Gatecrash #52 · Illustrated by Kev WalkerWhat is Spell Rupture 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
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
"Like water, mana will drain from an inferior vessel." —Jalan Tosk, Simic forcemage
Format legality
The only printing of Spell Rupture
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gatecrash gtc #52· 2013common· Cardmarket €0.20 · €0.39 foil | common | $0.16 | $0.58 | €0.20€0.39 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #11,633 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Kev Walker
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Gatecrash card (#52).
52
- 52Collector 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 Spell Rupture, read from the Gatecrash printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Spell Rupture. 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 Kev Walker. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Gatecrash. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 52 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Kev Walker, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2013-01-24
The value of X is the greatest power among creatures you control when Spell Rupture resolves. If you control no creatures at that time, X will be 0. The target spell’s controller can choose to pay
(simply by indicating they wish to do so). That player can also choose to not pay and the spell will be countered.
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