Boil
Seventh Edition 177 • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 177
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.62
What it does
Destroy all Islands.
"It is a slaughter, the death of a sea. Never speak of it again."— The Lord of Atlantis
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Boil was printed in the Seventh Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering, released in 2001. As a core set card, it served as a functional reprint of the original version from the Ice Age expansion, designed to provide players with a powerful red sorcery capable of destroying all Islands, which served as a staple sideboard strategy against blue-aligned control decks of the era.
The card features artwork by Greg Staples, who contributed to the game's aesthetic during a period when the visual style was transitioning toward more refined digital illustration. Staples captured the elemental fury of the spell through a dramatic, high-contrast depiction of volcanic eruptions that fit the destructive, board-clearing nature of the card's effect, helping it remain a recognizable and impactful presence in tournament play.
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