“"Everything here exists or perishes at my whim. Including you, Gatewatch." —Nicol Bolas”
Hour of Devastation
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {3}{R}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: All creatures lose indestructible until end of turn. Hour of Devastation deals 5 damage to each creature and each non-Bolas planeswalker.
Flavor Text: "Everything here exists or perishes at my whim. Including you, Gatewatch." —Nicol Bolas
Set: Hour of Devastation (#97), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Simon Dominic
Sorcery
Red
Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (3)
2017-07-14
Once Hour of Devastation begins to resolve, no player may take actions until it’s done. Notably, players can’t try to give a creature indestructible again to save it from the damage.
2017-07-14
Creatures with indestructible that enter the battlefield after Hour of Devastation resolves will still have indestructible.
2018-01-19
There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.
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