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Exploding Borders

Mana cost{2}{R}{G} Mana value4TypeSorcery Color identity{G}{R} Gruul RarityCommon SetConflux (CON) ArtistZoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai Price€0.09 · foil €0.17 · $0.27

Exploding Borders {2}{R}{G}

Sorcery
Domain — Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Exploding Borders deals X damage to target player or planeswalker, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

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Domain

Legality

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Rulings

2021-06-18
Domain abilities count the number of basic land types among lands you control, not how many lands you control or how many of any type.

2021-06-18
The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. Land types other than basic land types (such as Desert) don't contribute to domain abilities.

2009-02-01
You do what the spell says in order, so you'll put a new basic land card onto the battlefield before you determine the value of X.

2009-02-01
Exploding Borders will still deal damage even if you don't put a land card onto the battlefield.

2009-02-01
Exploding Borders has only one target: the player. If that player becomes an illegal target by the time Exploding Borders would resolve, the entire spell doesn't resolve. You won't get to search for a basic land card.