Desert Twister
Commander Anthology 100 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Noah Bradley
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Destroy target permanent.
Massive, mindless, and imbued with one terrible purpose.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desert Twister originated in the Arabian Nights expansion, the first ever expansion set for Magic: The Gathering, released in 1993. Designed by Richard Garfield, the card was intended to provide a rare, colorless removal option for green, which at the time lacked flexible ways to deal with problematic permanents. The Arabian Nights set was inspired by Middle Eastern folklore, and the card's mechanics reflect the theme of a powerful, all-consuming sandstorm.
The card was later reprinted in the Commander Anthology product to provide players with a functional, thematic utility spell for the popular Commander format. While the original illustration by Dan Frazier captured the mystical nature of the desert, subsequent printings maintained this flavor while updating the card frame for modern play. It is widely regarded as a classic piece of early Magic design, valued for its straightforward but expensive ability to destroy any permanent.
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