Demolish
Ninth Edition 179 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Destroy target artifact or land.
"Pound the steel until it fits. Doesn't work? Bash to bits."— Dwarven forging song
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Demolish is a common red sorcery spell from the Ninth Edition set of Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2005. As a core set, Ninth Edition served as a bridge for players, featuring a curated selection of cards that rotated in and out of the game's competitive environment. This specific iteration of the card was designed to provide players with a straightforward, versatile utility spell, capable of destroying either an artifact or a land to disrupt an opponent's resources.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Glen Angus, a prolific artist known for his distinctively bold and sometimes visceral style within the fantasy genre. Angus focused on capturing the kinetic energy of destruction, depicting the spell’s impact with a high-contrast palette that emphasized the violence of the effect. The card was well-received as a functional staple, often appearing in draft environments where artifact and land destruction provided essential board control for red-based decks.
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