The Abyss
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SetLEG
Collector #120
Released1994-06-01
Rarityrare
ArtistPete Venters
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

The Abyss

RareReserved listColour IDMV 4
World Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, destroy target nonartifact creature that player controls of their choice. It can't be regenerated.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2009-09-07Newest 2014-10-17
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 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.
wotc4 Oct 2004
The controller of The Abyss controls the ability, but the current player chooses what gets destroyed.