Sudden Demise
Commander 2013 124 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Choose a color. Sudden Demise deals X damage to each creature of the chosen color.
In the Skyfang Mountains, one misstep can mean the end of an entire clan.
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
Sudden Demise was released in 2013 as part of the Commander 2013 set, a series of preconstructed decks designed specifically for the popular multiplayer Magic: The Gathering format known as Commander. The card was included in the 'Power Hungry' deck, which focused on sacrificing creatures to fuel various effects. Its inclusion addressed a mechanical need within the format for players to have access to targeted, color-specific board wipes that could remove multiple threats simultaneously in a high-chaos environment.
The artwork was commissioned from Dan Murayama Scott, a frequent contributor to the Magic: The Gathering universe. Scott utilized a dramatic, sweeping composition to depict the chaotic destruction implied by the card's mechanics, leaning into the high-fantasy aesthetic typical of the game's rare sorcery cards. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility tool, valued primarily by players building decks focused on specific color-hate strategies or those needing efficient removal options against mono-colored token armies.
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