Cleansing Beam
Ravnica: City of Guilds 118 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Pat Lee
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Radiance — Cleansing Beam deals 2 damage to target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it.
"Justice is toothless without punishment. Righteousness cannot succeed without the suffering of the guilty."— Razia
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cleansing Beam was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the Boros Legion, a militaristic guild obsessed with justice and order. Within the lore of Ravnica, this spell represents a surgical strike intended to eliminate multiple hostile targets simultaneously, aligning with the guild's role as the plane's peacekeeping force.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dan Dos Santos, who leaned into the aesthetic of high-fantasy celestial magic. The visual design emphasizes the searing, organized energy characteristic of Boros red-and-white mana. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility spell in limited formats, valued for its ability to clear board states while maneuvering around the specific mechanical constraints of the Boros guild identity.
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