In your collection
0copies·$0.00
NMLPMPHPDMGTotal
Foil
Total
LangENPaid avg

Ruinous Path

pbfzBattle for Zendikar Promos#123rare
{1}{B}{B}
Treatments
FoilSet PromoBuy-a-Box
Market price · TCGplayer
updated 2026-06-22
Foil$0.25
Low $0.04Mid $0.40Buylist
All finishes · 30d
updated 1h ago
Foil$0.25 0.0%

All Printings

Card details
Artist
Aaron Miller
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Sorcery

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Awaken 4—{5}{B}{B} (If you cast this spell for {5}{B}{B}, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Abilities
Awaken 4—{5}{B}{B}
SpellDestroy target creature or planeswalker.
Plays as
Counter PlacerLand AnimationPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Aaron Miller
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

    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.