Tail Swipe
The List DMU-182 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- DMU-182
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ângelo Bortolini
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If you cast this spell during your main phase, the creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Then those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tail Swipe was originally printed in the Magic: The Gathering expansion Dominaria United, released in 2022. It serves as a green common-rarity sorcery card, designed to provide creature-based removal by allowing one creature you control to deal damage equal to its power to another creature. The card reflects the set's return to the plane of Dominaria, a central location in the game's long-running lore, focusing on themes of conflict and creature strength.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Fajareka Setiawan. The visual design depicts a powerful, reptilian creature mid-motion, emphasizing the kinetic energy of a physical attack. As part of The List—a rotating selection of cards inserted into Set Boosters that highlights notable cards from Magic's history—Tail Swipe represents the utility-focused design language prevalent in modern green cards, which prioritize board presence and creature combat over traditional direct damage spells.
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