---
name: "Break Open"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alex Horley-Orlandelli"
oracle_id: "1fcec3b2-47ba-4c56-9ce1-a4807e8ad262"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/break-open-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Break Open
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Turn target face-down creature an opponent controls face up.

> *Hay dos formas de resolver situaciones enigmáticas: meditación o fuerza. Después de meditarlo, muchos bárbaros eligen la fuerza.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Showstopping Surprise](/printing/showstopping-surprise-mkc.md) — Instant
2. [Expose the Culprit](/printing/expose-the-culprit-mkm.md) — Instant
3. [Ixidor, Reality Sculptor](/printing/ixidor-reality-sculptor-ons.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [About Face](/printing/about-face-ulg.md) — Instant
5. [Bonethorn Valesk](/printing/bonethorn-valesk-scg.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Turn Against](/printing/turn-against-bfz.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #190
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `legal`