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
- $0.16
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, the inaugural set of the Ravnica block. This set was designed to introduce the concept of the ten guilds of the plane, with Cleansing Beam representing the Boros Legion, a faction centered on military order and preemptive strikes. Mechanically, the card serves as a board-clearing utility, reflecting the Boros philosophy of purging threats through structured, aggressive action.
The card’s artwork was created by Pat Lee, a comic book artist known for his work with Transformers and other stylized franchises during the early 2000s. Lee utilized a bold, high-contrast aesthetic that emphasizes the intensity of the light-based spell. Upon release, the card was viewed as a situational, niche inclusion for Limited play and niche Boros-themed decks, appreciated for its ability to handle multiple smaller creatures in a format defined by the complex, multi-colored dynamics of the Ravnica plane.
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