Boil
World Championship Decks 2001 jt177sba • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- jt177sba
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Finish
- Gold
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
The card Boil was featured in the 2001 World Championship Decks as part of the side-board for the deck piloted by Jan Tomcani. These decks were released by Wizards of the Coast to replicate the specific 60-card deck lists used by top-performing players at the Magic: The Gathering World Championships. Each card in these sets features a distinctive gold-bordered back and the player's signature on the front, serving as a commemorative souvenir rather than a card intended for tournament-legal play.
Boil itself is an iconic red sorcery originally printed in the Urza's Saga expansion, designed to serve as a powerful reactive measure against blue-aligned decks. The artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, captures the aggressive nature of the card's effect, which punishes opponents for committing too heavily to island lands. As part of the 2001 commemorative collection, it reflects the specific tactical meta of the era, where players utilized such cards to swing the momentum of competitive matches.
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