Desert Twister
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Destroy all permanents?
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Posted By: Mr.Etherium (11/14/2009 9:50:40 PM)
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I'm wondering which is the green card that has obsolited this.
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Posted By: tavaritz (10/23/2011 2:11:19 AM)
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Solid and absolute removal. Green has cheaper ways, but most of them have some sort of cost or drawback. Too expensive for tournament decks, but it can find a home in Commander. I love the clunky wording - "any card" = does that mean all the cards or just one? And it didn't originally work on tokens since they are not "cards!"
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Posted By: Radagast (11/3/2011 6:55:18 PM)
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It cost two green mana! The poor print job on the cc in Arabian Nights, makes this card a bargain, but even for a cc of 6, this card is good. 5/5 for nostalgia.
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Posted By: Zoltantf (1/1/2012 11:48:09 AM)
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@A3Kitsune
But it also fails to hit token permanents.
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Posted By: Kryptnyt (5/15/2012 3:22:14 PM)
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At first, it seems kind of underwhelming.
6 CMC to destroy any permanent? That's a little... I dunno, costly!

However, it hit me while constructing a mono-green EDH deck: Green has no creature removal!

Sure, there's Hurricane and Whirlwind, and you could play Brittle Effigy, but the first two only target flyers, and the second only targets 1 creature!

So, either you have to play Lure on a deathtouch creature or Predatory Rampage, or this. Therefore, I think this should be given a chance.

However, if it were in any other colour (even Blue), it'd not be 1/10th as highly rated.
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Posted By: Ferlord (9/13/2012 9:46:47 AM)
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Flips the color pie the bird.
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Posted By: Lord_Ascapelion (11/15/2012 12:32:28 PM)
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Oddly enough, modern Magic's successor to this is Acidic Slime, which is a more creature-oriented means of removing things than old spells like this or Creeping Mold. Interestingly, this ancient spell from the game's infancy also kills planeswalkers.
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Posted By: Equinox523 (5/8/2013 12:58:17 PM)
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No-questions-asked removal in green? What's not to like? Yes, it's expensive, but green always has tons of mana and few removal options. Get rid of whatever is stoppin' the stompin'. Bonus points, as always, for using the Arabian Nights one. 4.5/5
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Posted By: Pongdok (1/22/2014 10:10:59 AM)
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I *** wish everyone would stop referencing the secret lair on any card that has errata >.>
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Posted By: shotoku64 (3/1/2014 7:49:44 PM)
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