Desolation Giant
Apocalypse 59 • rare
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Kicker white mana white mana (You may pay an additional white mana white mana as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, destroy all other creatures you control. If it was kicked, destroy all other creatures instead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desolation Giant was released in May 2001 as part of the Apocalypse expansion, the final set in the Invasion block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to bring the three-year narrative arc of the Phyrexian invasion of the plane of Dominaria to a dramatic conclusion, emphasizing powerful multicolored spells and creatures that required complex mana bases to cast.
The card was illustrated by Alan Pollack, a prolific fantasy artist known for his detailed, expressive character work throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Pollack rendered the Giant with a sense of looming, tectonic menace that matched the set's themes of cataclysm and rebirth. Upon release, the card was recognized for its unique 'kicker' mechanic, which allowed players to trigger a board-clearing effect, making it a sought-after tactical tool for control-oriented decks of that era.
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