First printed in Tempest (1997)
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X land cards.
Destroy X target lands.
"Fire cleanses as well as destroys; that is the nature of change."
—Oracle *en*-Vec
Played in <0.1% of Premodern decks: 1 of 1,442.
- Illustrated by
- Nicola Leonard
Scorched Earth legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- X can be zero to destroy no lands.
Prices
Paper price: €0.34 / $0.35 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 8 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.3 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 8 Nov 2026).
