Maelstrom Pulse (Modern Masters) - Gatherer

Maelstrom Pulse

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.556 / 5 (71 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Maelstrom Pulse

Mana Cost:

Converted Mana Cost:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.

Flavor Text:

During the collision of the shards, entire ways of life disappeared without a trace.

Expansion:

Modern Masters

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

180

Artist:

John Avon

Rulings

5/1/2009	A face-down creature has no name, so it doesn’t have the same name as anything else.
12/7/2018	Maelstrom Pulse has only one target. Other permanents with the same name will be destroyed even if they have hexproof or protection.
12/7/2018	If the target permanent becomes an illegal target for Maelstrom Pulse, the spell doesn’t resolve. Nothing is destroyed.
12/7/2018	The name of a creature token is the same as the creature types it was created with unless the token is a copy of another creature or the effect that created the token specifically gives it a different name. For example, a 1/1 red Elemental creature token created by Young Pyromancer and a 4/4 green Elemental creature token created by Walker of the Grove are both named “Elemental.”
12/7/2018	If Maelstrom Pulse resolves but the target permanent isn’t destroyed (perhaps because it regenerates or has indestructible), all other permanents with the same name as it will still be destroyed.