Devastating Mastery
Strixhaven: School of Mages 288 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 288
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jake Murray
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
You may pay 2 generic mana white mana white mana rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the 2 generic mana white mana white mana cost was paid, an opponent chooses up to two nonland permanents they control and returns them to their owner's hand.
Destroy all nonland permanents.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Devastating Mastery was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the set's theme of magical academia, representing a high-level spell cast by students of the university. Within the game's mechanics, it serves as a powerful board wipe, balanced by a secondary clause that allows opponents to return nonland permanents to their hand, forcing players to weigh raw power against tactical disadvantage.
The artwork was provided by Jake Murray, who is known for his atmospheric and detailed digital illustrations within the fantasy genre. For this piece, Murray focused on the visual depiction of arcane forces coalescing and erupting, capturing the chaotic energy of a mastery-level sorcery. Upon its release, the card became a staple in Commander formats, noted by players for its flexible mana cost and its ability to act as a catch-all solution for established battlefields.
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