The Abyss (Masters Edition III) - Gatherer

The Abyss

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

The Abyss

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

World Enchantment

Card Text:

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, destroy target nonartifact creature that player controls of their choice. It can't be regenerated.

Flavor Text:

"An immense river of oblivion is sweeping us away into a nameless abyss." —Ernest Renan, Souvenirs d'Enfance et de Jeunesse

Expansion:

Masters Edition III

Rarity:

Rare

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Artist:

Pete Venters

Rulings

10/4/2004	The controller of The Abyss controls the ability, but the current player chooses what gets destroyed.
10/1/2008	This has the supertype world. When a world permanent enters the battlefield, any world permanents that were already on the battlefield are put into their owners' graveyards. This is a state-based action called the "world rule." The new world permanent stays on the battlefield. If two world permanents enter the battlefield at the same time, they're both put into their owners' graveyards.