Tectonic Rift Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2011
Tectonic Rift has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2011 and most recently in 2019. Right now the cheapest printing is Core Set 2019 #162 at $0.06, while the most expensive is Magic 2012 #157 at $0.28 — about 5× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.15. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 4x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (The List).
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Every Tectonic Rift Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Set 2019 #162 (U) Cheapest | 2018 | $0.06 | — |
| Core Set 2020 #161 (C) | 2019 | $0.06 | — |
| The List #M19-162 (U) | 2019 | $0.24 | — |
| Magic 2012 #157 (U) | 2011 | $0.28 | $0.08 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsIf the target land is an illegal target by the time Tectonic Rift tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. Creatures without flying will be able to block as normal. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), creatures without flying will be unable to block.
Because it doesn’t modify the characteristics of creatures, Tectonic Rift can affect creatures that enter the battlefield or lose flying after the spell resolves, and it will stop affecting creatures that gain flying.