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 was included in the Ninth Edition core set of Magic: The Gathering, released in July 2005. As a core set, Ninth Edition was designed to provide a foundational pool of cards for players, featuring a mix of reprints that rotated in and out of the game's competitive environment. The card serves as a utility spell, allowing players to destroy target artifacts or lands, a staple function in the red color identity that helps control the board state during play.
The artwork for this version of the card was created by Gary Ruddell, a long-time fantasy illustrator for the game. Ruddell’s approach captures the kinetic energy and destructive focus of the spell, utilizing his characteristic style to convey the visceral impact of the card’s effect. Upon its release, the Ninth Edition printing was noted for its use of the modern card frame, which had been introduced shortly before to improve readability and visual consistency across the game's expanding library.
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