Choking Sands

Description

Card Text:

Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land’s controller.

“The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers.”
—Afari, *Tales*

Release Date: 1997-08-13

Quick Stats

• • Rarity: common
  • Mana Cost: {1}{B}{B}
  • Converted Mana Cost: 3
  • Card Type: Sorcery
  • Power:
  • Toughness:
  • Colors: B
  • Color Identity: B
  • Artist: Roger Raupp
  • Release Date: 1997-08-13
  • Set: World Championship Decks 1997 (wc97)
  • Set Type: memorabilia
  • Booster (1=yes, 0=no):
  • Border Color: gold
  • Frame: 1997
  • Full Art:
  • Textless:
  • Finishes: nonfoil –
  • Is Reprint (1=yes, 0=no): 1
  • Is Oversized (1=yes, 0=no):
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  • Game Type(s):paper – –
  • Layout: normal

Abilities/Keywords: ——–
Magic: The Gathering Formats

• • • Standard: not_legal
    • Historic: not_legal
    • Pioneer: not_legal
    • Explorer: not_legal
    • Modern: not_legal
    • Legacy: legal
    • Pauper: legal
    • Vintage: legal
    • Penny: not_legal
    • Commander: legal
    • Brawler: not_legal
    • Historic:
    • Alchemy: not_legal
    • Pauper: legal

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