First printed in Judgment (2002)

Swirling Sandstorm

Sorcery

Threshold — Swirling Sandstorm deals 5 damage to each creature without flying if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

As dust swept out, vultures swept in.

Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

2004-10-04 This card does nothing if you don’t have seven cards in your graveyard when it resolves.

MTGO price: 0.27 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Share of decks

0.5%

▲ 0.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 10 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Not enough decks yet.

Deck	Record
RG A_AdeptoTerra in Pauper Challenge 32	7-2 78%
RG A_AdeptoTerra in Pauper Challenge 16	4-2 67%
RG A_AdeptoTerra in Pauper Challenge 16	3-2 60%
UBR MisterTwin in Pauper Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WUBR viashinoperuano in Pauper Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Deck	Copies	Finish
RG A_AdeptoTerra, 31 Oct	2 side	#5 (top 8) of 25 4-2
UBR MisterTwin, 29 Oct	2 side	#20 of 51 3-3
Tireless Tribe zigeye, 25 Oct	1 side	5-0
RG A_AdeptoTerra, 24 Oct	2 side	#29 of 33 0-2
RG A_AdeptoTerra, 18 Oct	2 side	#2 (top 8) of 64 7-2
RG A_AdeptoTerra, 17 Oct	2 side	#6 (top 8) of 31 3-2
RG A_AdeptoTerra, 17 Oct	2 side	5-0
Tireless Tribe lostonkato, 16 Oct	1 side	5-0