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Brink of Disaster

{2}{B}{B}

Enchantment — Aura

M12Magic 2012#84common
Foil

"When you find yourself teetering on the edge of oblivion, mine will be the hands taking pleasure in giving you the final push." —Liliana Vess

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Found in
2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Enchant creature or land When enchanted permanent becomes tapped, destroy it.

Plays as: Is Aura

Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+20.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.21
$0.15 low$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 2 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Mar 1, 2010 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    Brink of Disaster may target and may enchant a permanent that’s already tapped. It won’t do anything until the enchanted permanent changes from being untapped to being tapped.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If the enchanted permanent is tapped as a cost to activate a mana ability, the mana ability resolves immediately, then Brink of Disaster’s ability goes on the stack.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If the enchanted permanent is tapped as a cost to activate an ability that’s not a mana ability, Brink of Disaster’s ability will go on the stack on top of that activated ability. Brink of Disaster’s ability resolves first (destroying that permanent), then the permanent’s activated ability resolves.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    When the enchanted permanent becomes tapped, Brink of Disaster’s ability triggers. That permanent will be destroyed when the ability resolves, even if Brink of Disaster has left the battlefield or is somehow enchanting a different permanent by then.