“"The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers." —Afari, *Tales*”
Choking Sands
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {1}{B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land's controller.
Flavor Text: "The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers." —Afari, *Tales*
Set: World Championship Decks 1997 (#js113), Rarity: Common, Artist: Roger Raupp
Sorcery
Black
Common
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