Exploding Borders

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.

CMC

Set

CON

Rarity

common

Price

$0.07

FORMATS

CommanderLEGAL

Brawl (Historic)NOT LEGAL

StandardNOT LEGAL

ModernLEGAL

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Comments & Rulings · 5

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Wizards of the Coast2009-02-01 · official ruling
Exploding Borders will still deal damage even if you don't put a land card onto the battlefield.
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Wizards of the Coast2009-02-01 · official ruling
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.
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Wizards of the Coast2009-02-01 · official ruling
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.
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Wizards of the Coast2021-06-18 · official ruling
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.
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Wizards of the Coast2021-06-18 · official ruling
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.