Magic: The Gathering

Echoing Ruin

Darksteel 59 • common

Set: Darksteel
Collector number: 59
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana red mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Red
Artist: Greg Staples
Market price: $0.25

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$0.25market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$0.20 – $0.26 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Echoing Ruin is a common card from the Darksteel set, marked as collector number 59. Because it shares its name with other cards in its cycle, it functions as a versatile tool for clearing multiple copies of the same artifact from the battlefield at once.

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Card face

What it does

Destroy target artifact and all other artifacts with the same name as that artifact.

A single misstep unleashes an avalanche of ruin.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Echoing Ruin was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion, the second set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the set focused on the metallic plane of Mirrodin and introduced the indestructible mechanic, emphasizing artifacts and heavy metal-themed aesthetics. The card serves as a specialized sorcery intended to punish opponents for playing multiple copies of the same artifact.

The artwork for this card was created by Anthony S. Waters, a prolific illustrator for the game during the early 2000s. Waters utilized a gritty, industrial visual style to capture the desolate, ruined landscape of the setting. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional sideboard tool in competitive play, valued for its ability to clear the board of redundant tokens or recurring artifacts rather than as a centerpiece for deck construction.

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About

About Echoing Ruin

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