Celestial Purge
Magic 2011 9 • uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- David Palumbo
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Exile target black or red permanent.
"They say only the good die young. Obviously, you are one of the exceptions."— Delrobah, cleric of Ivora Gate
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
Celestial Purge was released in July 2010 as part of the Magic 2011 core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, this card was conceived as a targeted sideboard tool, specifically intended to provide white-aligned decks with a versatile, low-cost answer to problematic black or red permanents. Its implementation reflected the design team's goal of ensuring colors had reliable ways to interact with their mechanical opposites in competitive play.
The card features artwork by Mike Dringenberg, a notable illustrator best known for his work on the Sandman comic series. Dringenberg's aesthetic approach for the card emphasized a clean, ethereal visual style that aligned with the purity often associated with white mana in the game's lore. Upon its release, it was well-received by the player community as an efficient and necessary utility card, maintaining relevance in various competitive formats throughout its tenure in the active card pool.
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