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==Definition==
==Definition==
As a slang term, no definitive definition of a Wrath effect exists; but, it is commonly understood that cards such as <c>Wildfire</c> and <c>Destructive Force</c> and cards that do damage to all, or a subset of all, creatures such as <c>Earthquake</c>, <c>Hurricane</c>, and <c>Pyroclasm</c>, regardless of the amount of damage dealt, are not Wrath effects per se due to the additional consideration of creatures' toughnesses and [[State-based actions|state-based effects]]; instead, such cards have Wrath-like effects. Other than this, there are essentially no restrictions as to the means by which Wrath effects remove creatures from play, and Wrath effects have included the destruction of creatures, destruction of creatures without regeneration, removal from the game, and returning to their owners' hands. Strictly speaking, in consideration of the effect of the original <c>Wrath of God</c>, a Wrath effect is any effect that destroys all, or most, creatures, with or without allowing for regeneration.
As a slang term, no definitive definition of a Wrath effect exists; but, it is commonly understood that cards such as <c>Wildfire</c> and <c>Destructive Force</c> and cards that do damage to all, or a subset of all, creatures such as <c>Earthquake</c>, <c>Hurricane</c>, and <c>Pyroclasm</c>, regardless of the amount of damage dealt, are not Wrath effects per se due to the additional consideration of creatures' toughnesses and [[State-based actions|state-based effects]]; instead, such cards have Wrath-like effects. Other than this, there are no restrictions on how Wrath effects remove creatures from play. Wrath effects have included the destruction of creatures without regeneration, removal from the game, and returning creatures and permanents to their owner's hands. Strictly speaking, considering the effect of the original <c>Wrath of God</c>, a Wrath effect is any effect that destroys all, or most, creatures, with or without allowing for regeneration.


Colors such as white and blue have variations upon the Wrath effect. One such is non-destructive removal from play, by exiling or moving creature cards to another zone, such as the hand or the library.<ref>{{DailyRef|top-decks/end-line-2012-04-19|End of the Line|[[Mike Flores]]|April 19, 2012}}</ref> Black, interestingly and exclusively, has a variation upon the Wrath effect whereby it gives all, or a subset of all, creatures -m/-n (where m and n are constants or variables that are defined by the card). This too takes into consideration creatures' toughness and state-based effects and is thus a Wrath-like effect. An equivalent exclusive to red is dealing damage to each creature, such as <c>Blasphemous Act</c>.
Colors such as white and blue have variations upon the Wrath effect. One such is non-destructive removal from play, by exiling or moving creature cards to another zone, such as the hand or the library.<ref>{{DailyRef|top-decks/end-line-2012-04-19|End of the Line|[[Mike Flores]]|April 19, 2012}}</ref> Black, interestingly and exclusively, has a variation upon the Wrath effect whereby it gives all, or a subset of all, creatures -m/-n (where m and n are constants or variables that are defined by the card). This too takes into consideration creatures' toughness and state-based effects and is thus a Wrath-like effect. An equivalent exclusive to red is dealing damage to each creature, such as <c>Blasphemous Act</c>.
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*<c>Angel of the Dire Hour</c> (creature)
*<c>Angel of the Dire Hour</c> (creature)
*<c>Akroma's Vengeance</c>
*<c>Akroma's Vengeance</c>
*{{card|The Argent Etchings||MOM}} (Saga)
*<c>Austere Command</c>
*<c>Austere Command</c>
*<c>The Battle of Bywater</c>
*<c>By Invitation Only</c>
*<c>By Invitation Only</c>
*<c>Cast Off</c> (adventuring creature)
*<c>Cast Off</c> (adventuring creature)
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*<c>Damning Verdict</c>
*<c>Damning Verdict</c>
*<c>Day of Judgment</c>
*<c>Day of Judgment</c>
*<c>Death or Glory</c>
*<c>Depopulate</c>
*<c>Depopulate</c>
*<c>Descend Upon the Sinful</c>
*<c>Descend Upon the Sinful</c>
*<c>Devastating Mastery</c>
*<c>Devastating Mastery</c>
*<c>Disciple of Caelus Nin</c>
*<c>Dismantling Wave</c>
*<c>Dismantling Wave</c>
*<c>Dimensional Breach</c>
*<c>Dimensional Breach</c>
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*<c>Elspeth Tirel</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Elspeth Tirel</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>End Hostilities</c>
*<c>End Hostilities</c>
*<c>The Eternal Wanderer</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>False Prophet</c> (creature)
*<c>False Prophet</c> (creature)
*<c>Farewell</c>
*<c>Farewell</c>
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*<c>Hallowed Burial</c>
*<c>Hallowed Burial</c>
*<c>Harsh Mercy</c>
*<c>Harsh Mercy</c>
*<c>Herald of Vengeance</c> (creature)
*<c>Holy Light</c>
*<c>Holy Light</c>
*<c>Hour of Revelation</c>
*<c>Hour of Revelation</c>
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*<c>Mageta the Lion</c> (creature)
*<c>Mageta the Lion</c> (creature)
*<c>Magus of the Disk</c> (creature)
*<c>Magus of the Disk</c> (creature)
*<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c> (creature)
*<c>Main Event Horizon</c>
*<c>Major Teroh</c> (creature)
*<c>Major Teroh</c> (creature)
*<c>March of Souls</c>
*<c>March of Souls</c>
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*<c>Planar Cleansing</c>
*<c>Planar Cleansing</c>
*<c>Planar Collapse</c>
*<c>Planar Collapse</c>
*<c>Planar Guide</c>
*<c>Planar Outburst</c>
*<c>Planar Outburst</c>
*<c>Play of the Game</c>
*<c>Play of the Game</c>
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*<c>Ravnica at War</c>
*<c>Ravnica at War</c>
*<c>Regna's Sanction</c>
*<c>Regna's Sanction</c>
*<c>Retaliate</c>
*<c>Retribution of the Meek</c>
*<c>Retribution of the Meek</c>
*<c>Righteous Fury</c>
*<c>Righteous Fury</c>
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*<c>Rout</c>
*<c>Rout</c>
*<c>Scourglass</c>
*<c>Scourglass</c>
*<c>Sculpted Sunburst</c>
*<c>Shatter the Sky</c>
*<c>Shatter the Sky</c>
*<c>Slash the Ranks</c>
*<c>Slash the Ranks</c>
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*<c>Solar Tide</c>
*<c>Solar Tide</c>
*<c>Soulscour</c>
*<c>Soulscour</c>
*<c>Stick Together</c>
*<c>Sublime Exhalation</c>
*<c>Sublime Exhalation</c>
*<c>Sudden Disappearance</c>
*<c>Sudden Disappearance</c>
*<c>Sunblast Angel</c> (creature)
*<c>Sunblast Angel</c> (creature)
*<c>Sunfall</c>
*<c>Sunscour</c>
*<c>Sunscour</c>
*<c>Temporary Lockdown</c>
*<c>Terminus</c>
*<c>Terminus</c>
*<c>Tragic Arrogance</c>
*<c>Tragic Arrogance</c>
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*<c>Wakening Sun's Avatar</c> (creature)
*<c>Wakening Sun's Avatar</c> (creature)
*<c>Wave of Reckoning</c>
*<c>Wave of Reckoning</c>
*<c>White Sun's Twilight</c>
*<c>Winds of Rath</c>
*<c>Winds of Rath</c>
*<c>Winds of Abandon</c>
*<c>Winds of Abandon</c>
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*<c>Curse of the Swine</c>
*<c>Curse of the Swine</c>
*<c>Cyclonic Rift</c>
*<c>Cyclonic Rift</c>
*<c>Day of the Dragons</c>
*<c>Devastation Tide</c>
*<c>Devastation Tide</c>
*<c>Displacement Wave</c>
*<c>Displacement Wave</c>
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*<c>Fade Away</c>
*<c>Fade Away</c>
*<c>Flood of Tears</c>
*<c>Flood of Tears</c>
*<c>Floodgate</c> (creature)
*<c>Free-for-All</c>
*<c>The Great Synthesis</c>
*<c>Hour of Need</c>
*<c>Hour of Need</c>
*<c>Hurkyl's Final Meditation</c>
*<c>Inundate</c>
*<c>Inundate</c>
*<c>Kederekt Leviathan</c> (creature)
*<c>Kederekt Leviathan</c> (creature)
*<c>Mass Polymorph</c>
*<c>Part the Veil</c>
*<c>Pendrell Mists</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Perplexing Test</c>
*<c>Perplexing Test</c>
*<c>Profaner of the Dead</c> (creature)
*<c>Raise the Palisade</c>
*<c>River's Rebuke</c>
*<c>River's Rebuke</c>
*<c>Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep</c> (creature)
*<c>Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep</c> (creature)
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*<c>Split the Party</c>
*<c>Split the Party</c>
*<c>Sway of the Stars</c>
*<c>Sway of the Stars</c>
*<c>Synthetic Destiny</c>
*<c>Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Teferi, Timeless Voyager</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Teferi, Timeless Voyager</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>The Phasing of Zhalfir</c> (saga)
*<c>Time and Tide</c>
*<c>Upheaval</c>
*<c>Upheaval</c>
*<c>Volcanic Eruption</c>
*<c>Volcanic Eruption</c>
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{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*<c>Archfiend of Sorrows</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Archfiend of Sorrows</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Arms of Hadar</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Ascendant Evincar</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Ascendant Evincar</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Bane of the Living</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Bane of the Living</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Bite of the Black Rose</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Bite of the Black Rose</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Biting Rain</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Biting Rain</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>The Black Breath</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Black Hole</c>
*<c>Black Sun's Zenith</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Black Sun's Zenith</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Blight Grenade</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Blood Money</c>
*<c>Blood Money</c>
*<c>Blood on the Snow</c>
*<c>Blood on the Snow</c>
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*<c>Bloodline Culling</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Bloodline Culling</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Bontu's Last Reckoning</c>
*<c>Bontu's Last Reckoning</c>
*<c>Cacophony Unleashed</c>
*<c>Call to the Void</c>
*<c>Choking Miasma</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Cloudkill</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Conductor of Cacophony</c>
*<c>Consume the Meek</c>
*<c>Cower in Fear</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Cower in Fear</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Consume the Meek</c>
*<c>Crippling Fear</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Crippling Fear</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Crown of Suspicion</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Crown of Suspicion</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Deadly Vanity</c>
*<c>Deadly Vanity</c>
*<c>Death Cloud</c>
*<c>Death Cloud</c>
*<c>Death Pit Offering</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Death-Rattle Oni</c> (creature)
*<c>Death's-Head Buzzard</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Death's-Head Buzzard</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Deathbringer Regent</c> (creature)
*<c>Deathbringer Regent</c> (creature)
*<c>Decree of Pain</c>
*<c>Decree of Pain</c>
*<c>Demonic Stench</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Demon of Dark Schemes</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Demon of Dark Schemes</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Doomwake Giant</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Doomwake Giant</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Do or Die</c>
*<c>Drag Below</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Dread Cacodemon</c> (creature)
*<c>Dread Cacodemon</c> (creature)
*<c>Dread of Night</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Dread of Night</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Dry Spell</c>
*<c>Dry Spell</c>
*<c>Elvish Dreadlord</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Elvish Dreadlord</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Endemic Plague</c>
*<c>Engineered Plague</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Engineered Plague</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Essence Pulse</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Essence Pulse</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Evincar's Justice</c>
*<c>Evincar's Justice</c>
*<c>Extinction</c>
*<c>Extinction Event</c> ([[odd or even]])
*<c>Extinction Event</c> ([[odd or even]])
*<c>Extinguish All Hope</c>
*<c>Extinguish All Hope</c>
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*<c>Flaying Tendrils</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Flaying Tendrils</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Forced March</c>
*<c>Forced March</c>
*<c>Force of Despair</c>
*<c>Foundry Hornet</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Foundry Hornet</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Gangrenous Zombies</c> (creature)
*<c>Gangrenous Zombies</c> (creature)
*<c>Gix's Command</c>
*<c>Glistening Deluge</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Gloomdrifter</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Gloomdrifter</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Golden Demise</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Golden Demise</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Gruesome Realization</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Harbinger of Night</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Harbinger of Night</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Havoc Demon</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Havoc Demon</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Hellfire</c>
*<c>Hellfire</c>
*<c>Hezrou</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Hideous Laughter</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Hideous Laughter</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Hythonia the Cruel</c> (creature)
*<c>Hythonia the Cruel</c> (creature)
*<c>Ichor Explosion</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Ichor Explosion</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>In Garruk's Wake</c>
*<c>Infected Vermin</c> (creature)
*<c>Infected Vermin</c> (creature)
*<c>Infest</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Infest</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>In Garruk's Wake</c>
*<c>Inner Demon</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Inner Demon</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Invasion of Fiora</c>
*<c>Kaervek, the Spiteful</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Kaervek, the Spiteful</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Kagemaro, First to Suffer</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Kagemaro, First to Suffer</c> (-n/-n variation, creature)
*<c>Killing Wave</c>
*<c>Killing Wave</c>
*<c>Kindred Dominance</c>
*<c>Kindred Dominance</c>
*<c>Knife and Death</c>
*<c>Languish</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Languish</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Last Laugh</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Last Laugh</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Life's Finale</c>
*<c>Life's Finale</c>
*<c>Liliana, Death's Majesty</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Liliana, Death's Majesty</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Liliana of the Veil</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Living Death</c>
*<c>Living End</c>
*<c>Loss</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Loss</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Make an Example</c>
*<c>Make Obsolete</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Make Obsolete</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Malicious Malfunction</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Malicious Malfunction</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Mandate of Abaddon</c>
*<c>Marsh Casualties</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Marsh Casualties</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Massacre</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Massacre</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Noxious Field</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Noxious Field</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Noxious Ghoul</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Noxious Ghoul</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Nuclear Fallout</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>One Ring to Rule Them All</c>
*<c>Outbreak</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Outbreak</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Overwhelming Forces</c>
*<c>Overwhelming Forces</c>
*<c>Olivia's Wrath</c>
*<c>Olivia's Wrath</c>
*<c>Path of Peril</c>
*<c>Path of Peril</c>
*<c>Penregon Besieged</c> (-n/-n variation, enchantment)
*<c>Perish</c>
*<c>Perish</c>
*<c>Pestilence</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Pestilence</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Pestilence Demon</c> (creature)
*<c>Pestilence Demon</c> (creature)
*<c>Pestilent Haze</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Pestilent Haze</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Phyresis Outbreak</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Phyrexian Scriptures</c>
*<c>Phyrexian Scriptures</c>
*<c>Plague Dog</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Plague Dogs</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Plague Engineer</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Plague Engineer</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Plague Mare</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Plague Mare</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Plague Wind</c>
*<c>Plague Wind</c>
*<c>Planar Despair</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Planar Despair</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Primaris Eliminator</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Psychotic Haze</c>
*<c>Psychotic Haze</c>
*<c>Rags</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Rags</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Shadows' Verdict</c>
*<c>Shadows' Verdict</c>
*<c>Shrivel</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Shrivel</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Sickening Dreamns</c>
*<c>Sickening Dreams</c>
*<c>Smog Elemental</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Smog Elemental</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Sphere of Annihilation</c> (artifact)
*<c>Sphere of Annihilation</c> (artifact)
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*<c>Suffocating Fumes</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Suffocating Fumes</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Tainted Specter</c> (creature)
*<c>Tainted Specter</c> (creature)
*<c>Terisiare's Devastation</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Tetzimoc, Primal Death</c> (creature)
*<c>Tetzimoc, Primal Death</c> (creature)
*<c>A-The Meathook Massacre</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>The Meathook Massacre</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>The Meathook Massacre</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Their Name is Death</c>
*<c>Thrashing Wumpus</c> (creature)
*<c>Thrashing Wumpus</c> (creature)
*<c>Toxic Deluge</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Toxic Deluge</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Toxrill, the Corrosive</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Toxrill, the Corrosive</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Tsabo's Decree</c>
*<c>Urborg Justice</c>
*<c>Urborg Justice</c>
*<c>Urborg Shambler</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Urborg Shambler</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Witch's Vengeance</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Witch's Vengeance</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Withering Wisps</c>
*<c>Withering Wisps</c>
*<c>Wolf in _____ Clothing</c> (creature, -n/-n variation)
*<c>Yahenni's Expertise</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Yahenni's Expertise</c> (-n/-n variation)
}}
}}
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*<c>Breaking Point</c>
*<c>Breaking Point</c>
*<c>Breath of Darigaaz</c>
*<c>Breath of Darigaaz</c>
*<c>Breath Weapon</c>
*<c>Brotherhood's End</c>
*<c>Burn Down the House</c>
*<c>Burn Down the House</c>
*<c>Burning of Xinye</c>
*<c>Burning of Xinye</c>
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*<c>Chandra's Flame Wave</c>
*<c>Chandra's Flame Wave</c>
*<c>Chandra's Fury</c>
*<c>Chandra's Fury</c>
*<c>Chaos Balor</c>
*<c>Chaos Maw</c> (creature)
*<c>Chaos Maw</c> (creature)
*<c>Chaos Moon</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Chaos Moon</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Cinderclasm</c>
*<c>Cinderclasm</c>
*<c>Collision of Realms</c>
*<c>Comet Storm</c>
*<c>Comet Storm</c>
*<c>Conductive Current</c>
*<c>Conductive Current</c>
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*<c>Dagger Caster</c>
*<c>Dagger Caster</c>
*<c>Decree of Annihilation</c>
*<c>Decree of Annihilation</c>
*<c>Delayed Blast Fireball</c>
*<c>Descent of the Dragons</c>
*<c>Descent of the Dragons</c>
*<c>Desert Sandstorm</c>
*<c>Desert Sandstorm</c>
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*<c>Disaster Radius</c>
*<c>Disaster Radius</c>
*<c>Draconic Intervention</c>
*<c>Draconic Intervention</c>
*<c>Dwarven Catapult</c>
*<c>Earth</c>
*<c>Earth</c>
*<c>Earthquake</c>
*<c>Earthquake</c>
*<c>Earthshaker</c>
*<c>Earthshaker</c>
*<c>The Elder Dragon War</c> (Saga)
*<c>Electrickery</c>
*<c>Electrickery</c>
*{{card|End the Festivities||VOW}}
*{{card|End the Festivities||VOW}}
*<c>Exocrine</c> (creature)
*<c>Falling Star</c>
*<c>Falling Star</c>
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*<c>Fault Line</c>
*<c>Fault Line</c>
*<c>Fear, Fire, Foes!</c>
*<c>Fiery Confluence</c>
*<c>Fiery Confluence</c>
*<c>Firestorm</c>
*<c>Firestorm</c>
*<c>Firespout</c>
*<c>Firespout</c>
*<c>Fire Tempest</c>
*<c>Fire Tempest</c>
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*<c>Flamebreak</c>
*<c>Flame Sweep</c>
*<c>Flame Sweep</c>
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*<c>Goblin Chainwhirler</c>
*<c>Gouged Zealot</c>
*<c>Gouged Zealot</c>
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*<c>Hammerfist Giant</c> (creature)
*<c>Hammerfist Giant</c> (creature)
*<c>Hazardous Blast</c>
*<c>Heart of Bogardan</c>
*<c>Heart of Bogardan</c>
*<c>Heat Stroke</c>
*<c>Heat Stroke</c>
*<c>Hellion Eruption</c>
*<c>Hour of Devastation</c>
*<c>Hour of Devastation</c>
*<c>Hurly-Burly</c>
*<c>Hurly-Burly</c>
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*<c>Inferno</c>
*<c>Inflame</c>
*<c>Inflame</c>
*<c>Into the Fire</c>
*<c>Invasion of Karsus</c>
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*<c>Jaya Ballard, Task Mage</c> (creature)
*<c>Jiwari, the Earth Aflame</c> (creature)
*<c>Jiwari, the Earth Aflame</c> (creature)
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*<c>Lavaball Trap</c>
*<c>Lavaball Trap</c>
*<c>Lavabrink Floodgates</c> (artifact)
*<c>Lavabrink Floodgates</c> (artifact)
*<c>Let the Galaxy Burn</c>
*<c>Lord of Shatterskull Pass</c>
*<c>Lord of Shatterskull Pass</c>
*<c>Magma Giant</c> (creature)
*<c>Magma Giant</c> (creature)
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*<c>Mogg Infestation</c>
*<c>Mogg Infestation</c>
*<c>Molten Disaster</c>
*<c>Molten Disaster</c>
*<c>Nahiri's Sacrifice</c>
*<c>Obliterate</c>
*<c>Obliterate</c>
*<c>Pie-roclasm</c>
*<c>Planequake</c> ([[test card]])
*<c>Planequake</c> ([[test card]])
*<c>Puppet's Verdict</c>
*<c>Puppet's Verdict</c>
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*<c>Rain of Embers</c>
*<c>Rain of Embers</c>
*<c>Reckless Endeavor</c>
*<c>Reckless Endeavor</c>
*<c>Red Sun's Twilight</c>
*<c>Rollick of Abandon</c> (+n/-n variation)
*<c>Rollick of Abandon</c> (+n/-n variation)
*<c>Rolling Earthquake</c>
*<c>Rolling Earthquake</c>
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*<c>Slagstorm</c>
*<c>Slagstorm</c>
*<c>Slice and Dice</c>
*<c>Slice and Dice</c>
*<c>Slight Malfunction</c>
*<c>Soulblast</c>
*<c>Spiteful Banditry</c>
*<c>Star of Extinction</c>
*<c>Star of Extinction</c>
*<c>Starstorm</c>
*<c>Starstorm</c>
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*<c>Sweltering Suns</c>
*<c>Sweltering Suns</c>
*<c>Swirling Sandstorm</c>
*<c>Swirling Sandstorm</c>
*<c>The First Eruption</c>
*<c>Temporal Firestorm</c>
*<c>Themberchaud</c> (creature)
*<c>Thunder Dragon</c> (creature)
*<c>Thunder Dragon</c> (creature)
*<c>Thundermaw Hellkite</c> (creature)
*<c>Thundermaw Hellkite</c> (creature)
*<c>Thunder of Hooves</c>
*<c>Thunder of Hooves</c>
*<c>Thunderwave</c>
*<c>Torrent of Lava</c>
*<c>Torrent of Lava</c>
*<c>Tremor</c>
*<c>Tremor</c>
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*<c>Volcanic Vision</c>
*<c>Volcanic Vision</c>
*<c>Warmonger</c> (creature)
*<c>Warmonger</c> (creature)
*<c>Whims of the Fates</c>
*<c>Wildfire</c>
*<c>Wildfire</c>
*<c>Wildfire Cerberus</c>
*<c>Wildfire Cerberus</c>
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*<c>Arashi, the Sky Asunder</c> (creature)
*<c>Barroom Brawl</c>
*<c>Borrowing the East Wind</c>
*<c>Borrowing the East Wind</c>
*<c>Canopy Surge</c>
*<c>Canopy Surge</c>
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*<c>Downdraft</c>
*<c>Downdraft</c>
*<c>Ezuri's Predation</c>
*<c>Ezuri's Predation</c>
*<c>Fade from History</c>
*<c>Gale Force</c>
*<c>Gale Force</c>
*<c>Hail Storm</c>
*<c>Hail Storm</c>
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*<c>Brightflame</c>
*<c>Blot Out the Sky</c>
*<c>Blot Out the Sky</c>
*<c>Child of Alara</c> (creature)
*<c>Cinderslash Ravager</c> (creature)
*<c>Corpse Explosion</c>
*<c>Corpse Explosion</c>
*<c>Culling Ritual</c>
*<c>Culling Ritual</c>
*<c>Culling Sun</c>
*<c>Culling Sun</c>
*<c>Child of Alara</c> (creature)
*<c>Deafening Clarion</c>
*<c>Deafening Clarion</c>
*<c>Death Frenzy</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Death Frenzy</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Dromar, the Banisher</c>
*<c>Duneblast</c>
*<c>Duneblast</c>
*<c>Ethereal Absolution</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Ethereal Absolution</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Exterminatus</c>
*<c>Finality</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Finality</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Firespout</c>
*<c>Firespout</c>
*<c>The Flesh is Weak</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Gaze of Granite</c>
*<c>Gaze of Granite</c>
*<c>Golgari Charm</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Golgari Charm</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Hazardous Conditions</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Hazardous Conditions</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Hidetsugu Consumes All</c>
*<c>Hidetsugu Consumes All</c>
*<c>The Horus Heresy</c> (enchantment)
*{{card|Hostile Takeover||SNC}}
*{{card|Hostile Takeover||SNC}}
*<c>Incandescent Aria</c>
*<c>Incandescent Aria</c>
*<c>Iridian Maelstrom</c>
*<c>Jund Charm</c>
*<c>Jund Charm</c>
*<c>Kaya's Wrath</c>
*<c>Kaya's Wrath</c>
*<c>Klauth's Will</c>
*<c>Klauth's Will</c>
*<c>Lavalanche</c>
*<c>Lavalanche</c>
*<c>Legions to Ashes</c>
*<c>Magister of Worth</c> (creature)
*<c>Magister of Worth</c> (creature)
*<c>Merciless Eviction</c>
*<c>Merciless Eviction</c>
*<c>Misfortune</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Misfortune</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia</c> (creature, -n/-n variation)
*<c>Mythos of Snapdax</c>
*<c>Mythos of Snapdax</c>
*<c>Novablast Wurm</c> (creature)
*<c>Novablast Wurm</c> (creature)
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*<c>Silumgar, the Drifting Death</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Silumgar, the Drifting Death</c> (-n/-n variation; creature)
*<c>Simoon</c>
*<c>Simoon</c>
*<c>Solar Blaxe</c>
*<c>Sivitri, Dragon Master</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Solar Blaze</c>
*<c>Soulquake</c>
*<c>Soulquake</c>
*<c>Space Beleren</c>
*<c>Spontaneous Combustion</c>
*<c>Spontaneous Combustion</c>
*<c>Suicidal Charge</c> (-n/-n variation)
*<c>Suicidal Charge</c> (-n/-n variation)
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*<c>Tibor and Lumia</c>
*<c>Tibor and Lumia</c>
*<c>Time Wipe</c>
*<c>Time Wipe</c>
*<c>Too Greedily, Too Deep</c>
*<c>Vile Consumption</c>
*<c>Void</c>
*<c>Void</c>
*<c>Worldpurge</c>
*<c>Worldpurge</c>
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*<c>Boompile</c>
*<c>Boompile</c>
*<c>Behold the Power of Destruction</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Behold the Power of Destruction</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Calamity of the Titans</c>
*<c>Coercive Portal</c>
*<c>Coercive Portal</c>
*<c>Contagion Engine</c>
*<c>Engineered Explosives</c>
*<c>Engineered Explosives</c>
*<c>False Floor</c>
*<c>False Floor</c>
*<c>The Filigree Sylex</c>
*<c>Flaying Tendrils</c> (color identity: black; -n/-n variation)
*<c>Flaying Tendrils</c> (color identity: black; -n/-n variation)
*<c>Fraying Line</c>
*<c>Karn's Sylex</c>
*<c>Kozilek's Return</c> (color identity: red)
*<c>Kozilek's Return</c> (color identity: red)
*<c>Nevinyrral's Disk</c>
*<c>Nevinyrral's Disk</c>
*<c>Noetic Scales</c>
*<c>No One Will Hear Your Cries</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>No One Will Hear Your Cries</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Oblivion Stone</c>
*<c>Oblivion Stone</c>
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*<c>Powder Keg</c>
*<c>Powder Keg</c>
*<c>Ratchet Bomb</c>
*<c>Ratchet Bomb</c>
*<c>Time Bomb</c>
*<c>Ugin, the Spirit Dragon</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Ugin, the Spirit Dragon</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Urza's Sylex</c>
*<c>Volatile Rig</c> (if you lose the flip)
*<c>Volatile Rig</c> (if you lose the flip)
*<c>The Western Cloud</c> ([[Plane]])
*<c>Which of You Burns Brightest?</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Which of You Burns Brightest?</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Whirling Catapult</c>
*<c>Whirling Catapult</c>
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{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*<c>Blast Zone</c>
*<c>Blast Zone</c>
*<c>Mount Doom</c>
*<c>Sorrow's Path</c>
*<c>Surtland Frostpyre</c>
*<c>Surtland Frostpyre</c>
*<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c>
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Wrath effect[1][2] is Magic slang for the symmetric removal of most, if not all, creatures in play by any spell or ability, as the effect of an instant or sorcery spell, an activated ability, or a triggered ability, or, loosely, any card that can produce a Wrath effect. The effect is named after the card Wrath of God, the first Magic card to feature a mass-creature-removal effect.[3][4] The precise board impact of a Wrath-effect card is dependent on the current game state, specifically the board condition; but, as a general rule, Wrath effects are extremely powerful and a form of card advantage, as such, nearly all of them carry a rarity of rare.

Definition

As a slang term, no definitive definition of a Wrath effect exists; but, it is commonly understood that cards such as Wildfire and Destructive Force and cards that do damage to all, or a subset of all, creatures such as Earthquake, Hurricane, and Pyroclasm, regardless of the amount of damage dealt, are not Wrath effects per se due to the additional consideration of creatures' toughnesses and state-based effects; instead, such cards have Wrath-like effects. Other than this, there are no restrictions on how Wrath effects remove creatures from play. Wrath effects have included the destruction of creatures without regeneration, removal from the game, and returning creatures and permanents to their owner's hands. Strictly speaking, considering the effect of the original Wrath of God, a Wrath effect is any effect that destroys all, or most, creatures, with or without allowing for regeneration.

Colors such as white and blue have variations upon the Wrath effect. One such is non-destructive removal from play, by exiling or moving creature cards to another zone, such as the hand or the library.[5] Black, interestingly and exclusively, has a variation upon the Wrath effect whereby it gives all, or a subset of all, creatures -m/-n (where m and n are constants or variables that are defined by the card). This too takes into consideration creatures' toughness and state-based effects and is thus a Wrath-like effect. An equivalent exclusive to red is dealing damage to each creature, such as Blasphemous Act.

Wrath and Wrath-like effects

{W} White

{U} Blue

{B} Black

{R} Red

{G} Green

{M} Multicolored

{C} Colorless

Lands

See also

References

  1. The Ferrett (April 15, 2008). "The Death of Wrath". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Steve Sunu (July 22, 2020). "Three Small Words, One Great Effect". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Trick Jarrett (March 25, 2014). "Wraths of God". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Reid Duke (June 22, 2015). "Board Sweepers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Mike Flores (April 19, 2012). "End of the Line". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Adam Styborski (April 3, 2020). "Wrath, Judgment, Mythos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.