Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Sudden Breakthrough
Strixhaven: School of Mages · #116 · common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.22
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 116 / 393
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Colin Boyer
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Watermark
- prismari
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2021-04-23
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Type: Instant
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"Rootha created constantly, passionately, in hopes of impressing her greatest critic: herself."
Keywords: Treasure
Produces: B, G, R, U, W
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.22 |
| USD (foil) | $0.31 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.16 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.26 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sudden Breakthrough is real?
Sudden Breakthrough is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sudden Breakthrough worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sudden Breakthrough is $0.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sudden Breakthrough from?
Sudden Breakthrough is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Strixhaven: School of Mages" in the expansion series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Sudden Breakthrough?
Sudden Breakthrough is a common card in the Strixhaven: School of Mages set.
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Other Sudden Breakthrough printings
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