Demolish

Demolish is a common-rarity sorcery card released in the 2015 Magic: The Gathering set, Magic Origins. The set was designed as a narrative bridge, featuring ten dual-faced planeswalker cards that detailed the backstories of key characters in the game's multiverse. As a staple utility spell, Demolish serves a functional role in gameplay by allowing players to destroy an artifact or land, reinforcing the red color identity’s affinity for chaos and structural destruction.

The card’s artwork was illustrated by Raymond Swanland, whose distinctively visceral and high-contrast style became a hallmark of the set. Swanland aimed to capture the kinetic energy of devastation, focusing on the volatile magical energy being unleashed rather than the mechanical precision of the target. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard limited-play tool, valued for its straightforward utility and thematic consistency within the set's broader exploration of character origin stories.