Lay Waste
Urza's Saga 201 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 201
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Destroy target land.
Cycling 2 generic mana (2 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lay Waste was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was a pivotal moment in the game's history, introducing mechanics like cycling and enchantments that focused on artifacts and the intricate, high-fantasy narrative of the artificer Urza. The card was designed to function as a versatile utility spell, reflecting the set's focus on land destruction and strategic resource management during a period when the game's power level was rapidly evolving.
The illustration for Lay Waste was created by artist Jeff Miracola. In line with the darker, more industrial aesthetic that defined the Urza cycle, the artwork depicts a scene of desolation and environmental ruin. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, common-rarity tool for players looking to disrupt an opponent's mana base, serving as a staple of limited gameplay formats during the late 1990s.
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