Desert
- Type
- Land — Desert
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2008 #8 (rare)
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: This land deals 1 damage to target attacking creature. Activate only during the end of combat step.
Desert has 8 printings, first in Arabian Nights (1993). EDHREC ranks it #4,585 among Commander cards. It appears most in Hazezon, Shaper of Sand decks (5,910 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Desert
- Draconic Rage - Forgotten Realms Commander, led by Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
Commanders that run Desert most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Hazezon, Shaper of Sand: 5,910 decks
- Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph: 3,931 decks
- Yuma, Proud Protector: 2,426 decks
- Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk: 2,262 decks
- Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid: 2,061 decks
- Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients: 1,750 decks
- Horobi, Death's Wail: 1,300 decks
- Gisa, the Hellraiser: 1,178 decks
Often played with Desert
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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).
- : 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.
- : 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.