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◇ Catalog #23

Encircling Fissure

bfz·#23·uncommon·foil

Illus. Igor Kieryluk

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Oct '15

11 yr ago

Value

$0.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.30 · low $0.27

NM$0.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.27–$0.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.37low $0.03range 1133.3%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,136 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.29

Nonfoil$0.13

Gameplay

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures target opponent controls. Awaken 2—{4}{W} (If you cast this spell for {4}{W}, also put two +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 7

2015-08-25wotc

Encircling Fissure prevents all combat damage that would be dealt by any creature controlled by the target opponent, even if that creature wasn’t on the battlefield or wasn’t a creature as Encircling Fissure resolved.

2015-08-25wotc

Awaken doesn’t give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.

2015-08-25wotc

If a spell with awaken has multiple targets (including the land you control), and some but not all of those targets become illegal by the time the spell tries to resolve, the spell won’t affect the illegal targets in any way.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.37 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BFZ — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #23 of *Battle for Zendikar*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2015 Battle for Zendikar release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Awaken.

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,136 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk. Rarix catalogs 913 other cards credited to this artist.