Decree of Annihilation
The List SCG-85 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- SCG-85
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $5.85
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 set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a high-mana sorcery, it represents the catastrophic conclusion of the set's narrative, wherein the plane of Otaria is consumed by a magical apocalypse. The card's design seeks to capture the feeling of total board reset, forcing players to sacrifice lands, artifacts, and creatures to simulate a world being wiped clean.
The artwork was commissioned from John Avon, a prolific landscape illustrator known for his sweeping, atmospheric vista cards in the game. Avon employed his signature mastery of light and shadow to depict the desolation of the event, opting for a scorched, transformative aesthetic that conveys the weight of the spell. It was received by the player base as a definitive 'sweeper' effect, often discussed for its ability to drastically alter the tempo of a game, and it has since been reprinted in special segments like The List to maintain availability for various formats.
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