Ruination
Mystery Booster 2 199 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 199
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dermot Power
- Market price
- $0.72
What it does
Destroy all nonbasic lands.
"We have built a wall upon sand. The wall will vanish. The sand will remain."— Oracle *en*-Vec
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
Ruination is a quintessential red sorcery card originally printed in the 1998 set Exodus. Designed during Magic: The Gathering's early era, it was crafted to serve as a high-impact punitive measure against decks relying heavily on non-basic lands. Its mechanic reflects a design philosophy of that period that rewarded aggressive land destruction strategies, aiming to punish players for straying from basic land archetypes in their deck construction.
The Mystery Booster 2 version, featuring collector number 199, serves as a modern reprint within a specialized test-style set. While the card's original artistic direction emphasized the visceral destruction of terrain, its presence in this curated release acknowledges its legacy as a polarizing and iconic piece of Magic history. It remains a staple in discussions regarding color pie boundaries and land interaction, celebrated by players who appreciate its uncompromising approach to resource denial.
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