Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
~$13.42 low · ~$334.09 high
Colorless. Land
Zendikar #228 · Illustrated by Kieran Yanner
Zendikar #228 · Illustrated by Kieran YannerWhat is Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle worth?
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Oracle text
This land enters tapped.
Whenever a Mountain you control enters, if you control at least five other Mountains, you may have this land deal 3 damage to any target.
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Format legality
All 5 printings of Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal tle #61· 2025Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €9.03 · €9.62 foil | mythic | $13.42 | $14.55 | €9.03€9.62 foil | |
 Secret Lair Promo slp #14· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €20.98 · €184.48 foil | rare | $41.43 | $334.09 | €20.98€184.48 foil | |
 Zendikar Rising Expeditions zne #29· 2020mythic· Cardmarket €16.11 · €29.76 foil | mythic | $25.63 | $35.63 | €16.11€29.76 foil | |
 Zendikar Promos pzen #228★· 2009Promorare· Cardmarket €9.57 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $20.99 | €9.57 foil | |
 Zendikar zen #228· 2009rare· Cardmarket €8.94 · €16.20 foil | rare | $18.81 | $30.21 | €8.94€16.20 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 0
- EDHREC rank
- #1,320 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Viacom, Graham Yarrington, Kieran Yanner, James Paick
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar card (#228).
228
- 228Collector 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 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, read from the Zendikar printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Type line
- Land is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Kieran Yanner. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Zendikar. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 228 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (4)
2009-10-01
If a Mountain you control leaves the battlefield between the time Valakut's second ability triggers and the time it resolves, be aware if that was the Mountain that caused Valakut's ability to trigger or not. If it was, Valakut's count isn't affected; if it wasn't, Valakut's count goes down by one.
2009-10-01
You target a permanent or player when the ability triggers. You decide whether to have Valakut deal damage to that permanent or player as the ability resolves.
2009-10-01
If multiple Mountains enter under your control at the same time, Valakut's second ability could trigger that many times. Each ability takes into consideration the other Mountains that entered at the same time as the one that caused it to trigger.
2009-10-01
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle's triggered ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless, at the time a Mountain enters under your control, you control five or more Mountains other than that new one, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control fewer than five Mountains other than that new one by the time it resolves.
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