Encircling Fissure

bfzBattle for Zendikar#23uncommon
{2}{W}
Legal in 8 of 23 formats
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Card text & rulings

Oracle text

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures target opponent controls.

Awaken 2—{4}{W} (If you cast this spell for {4}{W}, also put two +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Ability breakdown
Abilities
Awaken 2—{4}{W}
SpellPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures target opponent controls.
Rulings
  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Awaken doesn’t give the land you control a color. As most lands are colorless, in most cases the resulting land creature will also be colorless.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Encircling Fissure prevents all combat damage that would be dealt by any creature controlled by the target opponent, even if that creature wasn’t on the battlefield or wasn’t a creature as Encircling Fissure resolved.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    If a spell with awaken has multiple targets (including the land you control), and some but not all of those targets become illegal by the time the spell tries to resolve, the spell won’t affect the illegal targets in any way.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    If the non-awaken part of the spell doesn’t require a target and you cast the spell for its awaken cost, then the spell won’t resolve if the target land you control becomes illegal before the spell resolves (such as due to being destroyed in response to the spell being cast).

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    If the non-awaken part of the spell requires a target, you must choose a legal target. You can’t cast the spell if you can’t choose a legal target for each instance of the word “target” (though you only need a legal target for the awaken ability if you’re casting the spell for its awaken cost).

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    The land will retain any other types, subtypes, or supertypes it previously had. It will also retain any mana abilities it had as a result of those subtypes. For example, a Forest that’s turned into a creature this way can still be tapped for {G}.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    You can cast a spell with awaken for its mana cost and get only its first effect. If you cast a spell for its awaken cost, you’ll get both effects.

Market & price history

Market

BFZ #23
2026-07-06
Encircling Fissure
$0.15TCGplayer market +7.1% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06
Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.01Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.01· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.00 (0.0%)
Foil
Lowest listingNM$0.10Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.08· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.02 (+20.0%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 7h ago
Realized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$0.15 +15.4%
Foil$0.29 0.0%

Demand signals

Plays as
FogCounter PlacerLand AnimationProtection Spell

Combos

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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Igor Kieryluk
Reference & exit links
Card details
Artist
Igor Kieryluk
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp