---
name: "Bend or Break"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Arnie Swekel"
oracle_id: "4362efe4-339d-40e1-bd72-3cc9e41bf93f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bend-or-break-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bend or Break
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player separates all nontoken lands they control into two piles. For each player, one of their piles is chosen by one of their opponents of their choice. Destroy all lands in the chosen piles. Tap all lands in the other piles.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tectonic Break](/printing/tectonic-break-mmq.md) — Sorcery
2. [Global Ruin](/printing/global-ruin-inv.md) — Sorcery
3. [Whims of the Fates](/printing/whims-of-the-fates-bng.md) — Sorcery
4. [Planar Overlay](/printing/planar-overlay-pls.md) — Sorcery
5. [Broken Bond](/printing/broken-bond-dom.md) — Sorcery
6. [Balance](/printing/balance-olep.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #137
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Arnie Swekel
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`