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Exploding Borders

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Exploding Borders, Conflux printing
Conflux CON · No. 106 2009-02-06

Card text

{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.
Keywords: Domain
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EDHREC rank #24003 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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

2009-02-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2009-02-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2021-06-18 · Wizards of the Coast

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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