---
name: "Tectonic Break"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "4a3c6d0e-6d77-4434-95f4-737879de026f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tectonic-break-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tectonic Break
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player sacrifices X lands of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tremble](/printing/tremble-ody.md) — Sorcery
2. [Crack the Earth](/printing/crack-the-earth-bok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Destructive Force](/printing/destructive-force-m11.md) — Sorcery
4. [Yawning Fissure](/printing/yawning-fissure-m10.md) — Sorcery
5. [Bend or Break](/printing/bend-or-break-inv.md) — Sorcery
6. [Epicenter](/printing/epicenter-ody.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #216
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`