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Break Under PressureHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Reality Fracture· October 2, 2026
Carte Magic Break Under Pressure

Break Under Pressure is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control. You gain 2 life.

How it works : Break Under Pressure

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Consider all creatures and planeswalkers the target opponent controls as one group to see which one has the greatest mana value. For example, if the opponent controls a creature with mana value 3 and a planeswalker with mana value 5, they must sacrifice the planeswalker.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Which creature or planeswalker will be sacrificed is determined as Break Under Pressure resolves.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Break Under Pressure targets only the opponent, not any permanent. A permanent with hexproof may be sacrificed this way if its mana value is the greatest, for example.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemydueltlr
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