Killing Wave
The List INR-121 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- INR-121
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Stanko
What it does
For each creature, its controller sacrifices it unless they pay X life.
"Try again in the next life, darling."
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
Killing Wave was originally released in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering expansion Champions of Kamigawa. The card was designed as a blue sorcery centered on the expansion's core theme of Japanese mythology and the spirit realm, featuring artwork by Arnie Swekel. It reflects the set's focus on high-mana, impactful effects that utilize the game's mechanics of sacrifice and scaling damage.
The card was later included in The List, a curated selection of cards from Magic's history inserted into Set Boosters starting in 2020. This program was created by Wizards of the Coast to provide players with access to older, out-of-print cards, essentially acting as a rotating archive that maintains the legacy of iconic or mechanically unique designs like Killing Wave while updating them with modern frame treatments.
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