---
name: "Groundbreaker"
mana_cost: "{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Trample"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "PLC-148"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "a14dc46f-b790-458e-8821-0c5646188680"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/groundbreaker-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Groundbreaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/1
- **Keywords:** Haste, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

> *The earth's memory is long, its retribution brief.*

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1. [Spark Elemental](/printing/spark-elemental-10e.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Hellspark Elemental](/printing/hellspark-elemental-prm.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Ball Lightning](/printing/ball-lightning-wc98.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Lightning Serpent](/printing/lightning-serpent-ajmp.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent
5. [Spark Trooper](/printing/spark-trooper-gtc.md) — Creature — Elemental Soldier
6. [Force of Savagery](/printing/force-of-savagery-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #PLC-148
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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