“"Fire cleanses as well as destroys; that is the nature of change." —Oracle *en*-Vec”
Scorched Earth - Tempest (#200) - Illustrated by Nicola Leonard - Magic: The Gathering Card
Tempest • Rare • #200 • Nicola Leonard

Scorched Earth

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Sorcery

Mana Cost: {X}{R}

Oracle Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X land cards. Destroy X target lands.

Flavor Text: "Fire cleanses as well as destroys; that is the nature of change." —Oracle *en*-Vec

Set: Tempest (#200), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Nicola Leonard

Sorcery Red Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
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1 Printing
Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Scorched Earth - Tempest MTG card scan Scorched Earth Tempest Viewing TMP Rare Nicola Leonard 1997-10-14

Official Rulings (1)

2004-10-04
X can be zero to destroy no lands.

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