A board wipe, also known as a board sweep, is an instant or sorcery spell that destroys or exiles all permanents of a certain type.[1] Board wipes are most often found in white, but exist in other colors as well. With a few exceptions, board wipes are usually printed with a rarity of rare. Board wipes have existed since Alpha, with Wrath of God appearing in every core set until Tenth Edition.[2]
Examples of board wipes include:
- Akroma's Vengeance
- Apocalypse
- Armageddon
- Austere Command
- Catastrophe
- Damnation
- Day of Judgment
- Devastation
- Final Judgment
- Jokulhaups
- Languish
- Merciless Eviction
- Obliterate
- Planar Cleansing
- Ravages of War
- Ruination
- Solar Tide
- Soulscour
- Whirlwind
- Wrath of God
See also
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (June 27, 2007). "Destroying it All". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Reid Duke (June 22, 2015). "Board Sweepers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.