---
name: "Break the Ice"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Overload"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "22ec98d2-0ac5-48a2-b48b-c6a98f35ecf0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/break-the-ice-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Break the Ice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Overload

## Oracle Text
Destroy target land that is snow or could produce {C}.
Overload {4}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Icequake](/printing/icequake-ice.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ice Storm](/printing/ice-storm-2ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Winter's Grasp](/printing/winters-grasp-tmp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Avalanche](/printing/avalanche-ice.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rain of Tears](/printing/rain-of-tears-10e.md) — Sorcery
6. [Thermokarst](/printing/thermokarst-ice.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #77
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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