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Containment Breach
SORCERY — LESSON Uncommon
Strixhaven: School of Mages EDHREC #13,198
$0.15
-6.3%
7 days
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Containment Breach Price Summary
Containment Breach's current headline price is $0.15.
Containment Breach Printings & Prices
1 printings
Containment Breach has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Containment Breach: Buylist Offers
4 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | STX #125 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | STX #125 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | STX #125 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | STX #125 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Containment Breach Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If its mana value is 2 or less, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
"For pestkeepers, there's no sound more disheartening than breaking glass."
Containment Breach is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Containment Breach Rulings
4 most recent
- Apr 16, 2021 Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you're playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.
- Apr 16, 2021 If Containment Breach resolves, and the target artifact has a mana value of 2 or less, but it wasn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible), you will still create a Pest.
- Apr 16, 2021 If the artifact or enchantment is an illegal target as Containment Breach tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't create a Pest.
- Apr 16, 2021 Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Containment Breach has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| STX #125 | 2021-04-23 | Uncommon | Standard |
| STX #125 | 2021-04-23 | Uncommon | Standard |
Containment Breach in Commander
Containment Breach is the #13,198 most-played card on EDHREC, down 11 places over the last 30 days.
Containment Breach FAQ
How much is Containment Breach worth?
Containment Breach is worth about $0.15 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 24, 2026.
Is Containment Breach legal in Commander?
Yes — Containment Breach is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Containment Breach been reprinted?
Yes — Containment Breach has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Containment Breach cheap?
Containment Breach trades at about $0.15 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#13,198 on EDHREC).