Scouring Sands
Born of the Gods 110 • common
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Scouring Sands deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
When Purphoros cleans the ashes from his forge, entire cities vanish.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scouring Sands was released in February 2014 as part of the Born of the Gods expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set served as the middle chapter of the Theros block, which drew heavy thematic inspiration from ancient Greek mythology, featuring deities, heroic trials, and the concept of enchantment creatures. The card was designed as a common-rarity sorcery meant to provide players with a combination of minor direct damage and a card-filtering mechanic known as scrying.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, who has contributed extensively to the game's aesthetic. Velinov aimed to capture the harsh, magical environment of the Theros desert, depicting a localized sandstorm being summoned to erode both the battlefield and the opponent's resources. While the card is primarily valued for its utility in limited gameplay formats, it is frequently cited by collectors for its evocative representation of the set's elemental-focused design philosophy.
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