wotc
The end of combat step happens after combat damage is dealt. You can't use Desert to destroy an attacking creature before it has a chance to deal combat damage.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #35148
Desert
DIGITAL ONLY
prm·#35148·rare·foil
Illus. Glen Angus
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Dec '12
13 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,544 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Land — Desert
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: This land deals 1 damage to target attacking creature. Activate only during the end of combat step.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Desert is a land subtype with no special meaning. It doesn't grant the land an intrinsic mana ability. Other cards may care about which lands are Deserts.
wotc
The ability can be used on any player's attacking creatures. This includes your own and creatures in an attack you are not involved in (for multiplayer games).
Context
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Magic Online Promos* (released December 2012).
Card #35148 in Magic Online Promos.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Land — Desert.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,544 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Glen Angus. Rarix tracks 256 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
Notes
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