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

All Sets:

Card Number:

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, 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 at the same time, they're both put into their owners' graveyards.