Maelstrom Pulse
Modern Masters 180 • rare
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Collector number
- 180
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.55
What it does
Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.
During the collision of the shards, entire ways of life disappeared without a trace.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Maelstrom Pulse was originally introduced in the 2009 Alara Reborn expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a versatile removal spell, the card was intended to provide players with a powerful tool to eliminate any non-land permanent, creating a dynamic answer to board states that had grown increasingly complex during the Alara block. Its design reflected the set's emphasis on multi-colored mana, requiring both black and green mana to cast.
The version from Modern Masters, released in 2013, brought the card to a new generation of players as part of a set curated to provide a balanced draft environment for the Modern format. Illustrated by Terese Nielsen, the artwork maintains the card's iconic imagery of chaotic, swirling energy consuming a physical structure. The card has long been lauded by the competitive community for its efficiency, serving as a staple answer in various formats throughout the years.
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