Acidic Soil
The List USG-172 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- USG-172
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.56
What it does
Acidic Soil deals damage to each player equal to the number of lands they control.
Phyrexia had tried to take Urza's soul. He was relieved that Shiv tried to claim only his soles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Acidic Soil was originally released as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1998. Designed by the team at Wizards of the Coast, the card was intended to serve as a niche punitive tool for red decks, specifically punishing opponents for utilizing complex land-based strategies. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating repository of cards curated from Magic's history—allows players to encounter these older, iconic designs within modern booster packs, ensuring that historical game mechanics remain accessible to current participants.
The artwork for Acidic Soil was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a renowned fantasy artist known for his technical precision and evocative style. Giancola’s design captures the gritty, elemental nature of the card’s effect, grounding the abstract damage-dealing mechanic in a visual representation of subterranean environmental hazard. While the card is not a staple in high-level competitive play, it remains a notable example of the era's card design, characterized by its straightforward approach to resource-based punishment.
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