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    Break Under Pressure

    Illustrated by Jeff Miracola

    EDHREC Rank #22,763
    Target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control. You gain 2 life.

    "Please, do take it personally." —Ingris Stingerquill

    Rulings (3)

    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.

    Aug 21, 2026

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

    Aug 21, 2026

    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.

    Aug 21, 2026

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