Global Ruin
World Championship Decks 2002 bk18sb • rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2002
- Collector number
- bk18sb
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Each player chooses from the lands they control a land of each basic land type, then sacrifices the rest.
"The earth shook, the sky rained fire, and it seemed the world was ending."— Benalish refugee
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Global Ruin was included as part of the 2002 World Championship Decks, a product line released by Wizards of the Coast to replicate the successful decks used by top competitors during the Magic: The Gathering World Championship held in Sydney, Australia. These decks were printed with gold-bordered backs and signatures of the players on the front, serving as an educational tool and a souvenir for fans who wished to pilot the same strategic configurations as the pros.
The card itself was originally illustrated by Greg Staples for the Invasion expansion set. Staples is known for his dark, evocative fantasy style, and his work on this card depicts the sweeping, apocalyptic destruction of lands, fitting the card's function as a high-impact board wipe. Within the competitive environment of the early 2000s, cards like Global Ruin were critical in controlling the pace of games, and its inclusion in the championship deck solidified its status as a staple of the era's tactical landscape.
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