Decree of Annihilation
From the Vault: Annihilation 5 • mythic
- Set
- From the Vault: Annihilation
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- John Avon
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Exile all artifacts, creatures, and lands from the battlefield, all cards from all graveyards, and all cards from all hands.
Cycling 5 generic mana red mana red mana (5 generic mana red mana red mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, destroy all lands.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Decree of Annihilation was originally released in the 2004 Scourge expansion as a representation of total board reset, designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team to serve as a high-cost, high-impact spell that resets the game state. Its inclusion in the 2014 From the Vault: Annihilation set marked a shift in its presentation, featuring exclusive new artwork by landscape illustrator John Avon. The set was curated as a collection of powerful cards centered on themes of destruction, aiming to provide players with premium, foil versions of historically significant cards.
John Avon’s rendition of the spell captures the essence of a cataclysmic event through his signature ethereal and sweeping style. By focusing on a landscape consumed by overwhelming arcane forces rather than specific creatures, Avon sought to evoke the sheer scale of the card's effect. Upon its release in the From the Vault collection, the card was well-received by collectors who favored Avon's atmospheric aesthetic, solidifying its place as a visually distinct iteration within the long-running line of Magic: The Gathering collector sets.
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